london max foster has the week off. we're trading places. just ahead on "cnn newsroom" -- what president trump did not do is direct vice president pence to do anything. he asked him. >> the president was talking about us rejecting votes, his lawyers suggested that we return votes to the states. they were asking to return the election. he said, daddy, is this heaven? i said no, it's iowa. >> november 2024, that's not the end of the a campaign. it's the start line of a national revival. >> yes! >> it just shows how cool this day sometimes can be. the smaller details makes the difference between winning and losing. ♪ live from london, this is "cnn newsroom" with max foster and bianca nobilo. it's monday, august 7th, 9:00 a.m. here in london, 4:00 a.m. in washington, where donald trump and his legal team are just hours away from another deadline in the case over his alleged efforts to overturn the 2020 u.s. presidential election. prosecutors have requested limitations on evidence provided to trump's team. specifically, they're asking the former president not to receive any copies of this own sensitive material, fearing he could use it to threaten witnesses. here's one of his attorneys speaking with cnn's dana bash. >> one thing that we are going to do is fight this very, very unusual outside of the bounds criminal prosecution of first amendment rights vigorously in court. my focus is on addressing the issues. one of the issues that the biden administration will have to prove beyond a reasonable doubt is that donald trump had correct intent, had criminal intent, when he protested the results of the 2020 election. that's core freedom of speech. >> this comes as trump took to social media over the weekend claiming in a string of posts he won't receive a fair trial in washington and will likely request a change of venue for the case. he went on to say his team would immediately request a federal judge on the case recuse herself on the, quote, powerful grounds. in addition, the attorney says they plan to fight the justice department proposal. >> we will not agree to keeping information that's not sensitive from the press. the press and the american people in a campaign season have a right to know what the evidence is in this case, provided that this evidence is not protected otherwise. so, we're going to oppose it as we have but for whatever reason, these lawyers on the prosecution team want to keep that from the press. another hot topic centers around the claims that donald trump may have told former vice president mike pence to count key electoral votes but that could come down smemantics. trump's attorneys said he did not tell the former vice president to throw out votes. he simply asked. >> once again, what president trump is doing, within the reality of free speech, he's asking the vice president what about taking this course of action, ultimately, his vice president rejected all of the proposals that were made. what president trump did not do is direct vice president pence to do anything, he asked them in an aspirational way. asking is covered by the first amendment. >> mike pence says he has no plans to testify in the federal trial, but will comply with the law if called as a witness. >> i have no lanes to testify. but, we'll always comply with the law, but, look, i want to tell you, i don't know what half the path of this indictment will be. the president is entitled to his protection of innocence. these titled in court, there are actually profound issues around this, pertaining to the first amendment, freedom of speech and the rest. i'm confident he and his lawyers will litigate all of those things. meantime, over the weekend former president trump's opponents were stumping at a barbecue in iowa as representatives. while going with their own platforms, with the hold that donald trump has going into the primary season, take a listen. >> i just want you to know, i know this is an uphill battle because there's one candidate in the race that's got like 50% of the vote. so, i recognize there's an uphill road. >> we will reverse bidenomics and give the middle class a chance in the country again. we're going to stop congress from spending this country into oblivion, they caused the inflation with the spending and borrowing and debt. we need a balanced budget to the u.s. constitution. >> our government believes that we the people can't handle the truth. it is our job as the citizens of this country to speak back and say we the people, we can handle the truth. we the people, we demand to hear the truth. that is what begins in november of 2024. >> we gave money to china. how weak do we look? when i'm president, we will no longer give money to countries that hate america. that's a promise. the u.s. economy is sharply in focus this week with july's consumer price index on thursday. we'll get a better idea of whether or not the economy is holding steady after 11 interest rate hikes from the federal reserve in its battle against inflation. experts like those at bank of america recently revoked its forecast of recession predicting a soft landing. however, the fed is still mulling one rate hike. we'll also get a report on friday, another key report for prices that manufacturers and consumers are paying for goods and services. meantime, u.s. president joe biden will travel to arizona, new mexico and utah this week to sell his economic policies ahead of next year's presidential election. cnn's kevin liptak has more. president biden is heading west this week, to sell voters on his climate agenda. this is all part of a broader effort by the white house to sell the president's accomplishments and take credit for those accomplishments, including the inflation reduction act which you'll remember included $370 become comment to combat climate change. the president will visit arizona first and sources tell us he is considering designates a new national monument around the grand canyon. it's something that native tribes have been lobbying for for years, it would prevent drilling in the area. of course, this is a critical issue for key members of the democratic coalition, progressives, young voters, people who haven't necessarily been satisfied with the president in this area so far. when it comes to drilling for fossil fuels. when it comes to cutting carbon emissions. the president really hoping to show voters that he is serious about combatting climate change. now, this is all part of a bigger effort by the biden administration to take more credit for their economic agenda in the month of august. you'll see the president, the vice president, members of the cabinet, all out talking about their economic record. and they do believe they have a good story to tell. inflation is easing, consumer sentiment is ticking up. and certainly hiring remains strong. but there does remain this disconnect with voters. in a poll last week by cnn, 75% said they viewed economic conditions as poor. and that is translating into political headwinds for president biden when it comes to his approval rating. certainly, the challenge for president biden as he gears up for re-election is to close that gap and remind voters of all that he's accomplished when it comes to the economy. kevin liptak, cnn, wilmington, delaware. ukraine's military is now confirming strikes on two key bridges between crimea and russian-occupied areas nearby. ukraine says the two road bridges targeted on sunday were the main transportation routes for russia in those areas. as a russia appointed official in the kherson region claims the bridges are used for civilian and not military traffic. and that a rupture of a long bridge cut off supplies to 20,000 residents. cnn's clare sebastian joins me in london with the latest. clare, obviously trying to imply that ukraine isn't striking military targets. what do we know about the strikes in crimea, and is this also a space of attacks that we've been seeing. >> yeah, ukraine is getting bolder and they're sending a message that crimea is within limits, all sorts of things being hit. the black sea coming into play as well. look, i think there's messaging that this is a hard military strategy, crimea, with the military races, it's always been a key part of russia's war strategy here. and i think just looking at the map, it's hard to imagine that this russian-backed official in kherson saying that these aren't commercial bridges, these are links between russia and the areas just to the north. now the russian military saying they have traffic to this very thin strip of land that links the peninsula with mainland ukraine, so it's clear there's disruption there. ukraine progressing slow on the front lines and continuing to be slow is take a concerted effort to ease the pressure by hitting behind enemy lines to disrupting these sort is of logistic hubs. >> we've also had a series of reports that the u.s. navy as encountered more than ten russian and chinese vessels off the coast of alaska. what more do you know about that? >> so, the u.s. navy destroyers sent planes to meet these vessels. not a small number, as you say, 11 of them according to the u.s. senators. they were staying near the u.s. military, maybe the aleutian islands which is very close to alaska. a spokesman for nbc did say did say this was regular maritime patrols and the taking this type of cooperation, had nothing to do with the international situation, but clearly, this is being seen by the u.s. as a provov indication by russia and china, given the u.s. support pour ukraine and strait of taiwan. that's this incident happened with this level of tension. it happened before where there were a couple of ships seen in that area. only met by u.s. coast guard, now jake sullivan, the national security adviser said he welcomes that there was a response this time. >> just the height of tensions reaching out in ukraine as well. clare sebastian, as always. great to talk to you. some 80 million people in the southern and southwestern u.s. are under heat alerts today. the entire state of louisiana is under an excessive heat warning. forecasters also say that more than 120 million people will start the week with the threat of severe weather. cnn meteorologist allison chinchar has the details for you. heat alerts stretch almost the entire southern tier of the u.s., going from california all the way over through florida. when we take a look at the gulf coast region spevlgs remember, it's not just the temperature itself, but also factoring that humidity. when you combine the two, you get that heat indexer or what we like to call the feels like temperature. for example, corpus christi on monday looking at a high temperature around that 97 degree mark. but with the humidity, it's going to feel more lik114. new orleans, not much better. the high temperature likely just below triple digits but that heat index is going to feel more like 113. even states farther to the west, we're looking at incredibly hot temperature, albuquerque on saturday topping out at 102 degrees that is the hottest august date ever for this area. now, some good news for that city specifically, that is, temperatures are going to start coming back down, into the 90s for much of the upcoming week. keep in mind the average this time of year for albuquerque is 90 degrees. we're expected to be five to seven degrees above normal, i guess that's better than the 10 to 15 degrees above normal that they've spent much of the summer. records possible for many locations not just today but even into tuesday. you're looking at about 100 possible records today and tomorrow for some areas. and heat locations could break records both days in a row. another day for severe thunderstorms, the target is new york stretching back to mississippi with the bull's-eye going to be cities like washington, d.c., charlotte and stretching into atlanta. the main threats will be damaging winds and potential for large hail, but we can't rule out an isolated tornado. places like new york and boston looking at a first round of showers in the early morning but a secondary round comes through as that final wave stretches late monday into the evening and some of showers may linger into tuesday. still to come, dozens killed and many more injured after a train derails in pakistan. we'll have the latest on the crash. and it's a remarkable story of survival for one boater. his family reported him missing. how this young man fought to stay alive. later, two of the year's hottest movies are setting records at the box office. how the world between "barbie" and "oppenheimer" has propelled both of those films to victory. ya! save up to $500 on thehe new sleep number® smart bed. plus, free h home delivery whn you add an adjustable base. shop now only at sleep number®. 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(female announcer) now, millions more are covered by medicare. take advantage of the expanded coverage by calling today. ♪ a wall of black smoke could be seen rising from a plastics plant in albuquerque, new mexico sunday. the fire is now thankfully under control with no reports of injuries, but people who live near the plant which manufactured and stored plastics were asked to stay indoors while the fire raged. crews say that they remained on the scene through the night to make sure that the fire is thoroughly extinguished. a missing man on a solo fishing trip in northeast florida is safely back on land. after being rescued about 12 miles, that's 19 kilometers off the coast of st. augustine. the 25-year-old charles gregory was found alive. cnn's camila bernal has the story for you. >> reporter: this is a fascinating story of survival. and i spoke to raymond gregory, the father of the 25-year-old lost at sea. this son charles gregory went out 4:00 in the morning on friday, according to his father. he went out fishing, said he's always done this, done it for years but this time, according to his father, he didn't realize that the tide was going as fast as it was. that's when a wave comes and hits the boat. it capsizes, that's when he loses his throw cushion, his cell phone, his life jacket. and his father saying that charles had to remove the motor of the boat and just try to hang on to the boat for as long as he could. of course, he said he's getting sun burnt, severely getting surgeon burnt and sees shark and big fish and gets stung by jellyfish. he actually did see other boats and saw airplanes and helicopters and took off his shorts and tried to wave them in the air to get people's attention. that did not work. and out of everything that happened to him. charles told his father that the worst was the nighttime. because he says he was so sunburnt, that the wind at night was just making it freezing cold. so he was trying to get in the water to warm up, but it was extremely difficult, thankfully, the coast guard rescued him on saturday morning. his father saying that charles is, of course, dehydrated that he is weak. that his muscles -- the muscle tissue was breaking down, so he does need some days to recover because of the sunburn and the bites. he said it's very difficult to move. so, he is in bed at the moment, trying to drink gatorade. trying to eat. he's really not eating a lot. not speaking a lot. and just trying to rest. the father saying charles is going to be okay. but the one thing he did tell me was that at the end of the day, the moral of the story is his opinion is never give up. camila bernal, cnn, los angeles. the husband of a georgia mother who has been missing for more than two weeks has been charged with her murder. authorities say danielle anderson was arrested after the body of his wife was recovered on friday. he appeared in court on sunday, and faces several charges including felony murder and aggravated assault. she was last seen july 161/8 atlanta while driving home from her mother's house after dinner. her car was later found and set on fire. in pakistan, officials have launched a formal investigation into a deadly train derailment. at least 30 people were killed and dozens injured when a passenger train crashed. let's go to anna coren who is in hong kong. anna, what do you know about what caused the train derailment? >> reporter: well, bianca, we don't know what caused the derailment but we do know that the death toll in pakistan is expected to rise, due to severity of injuries. and that's according to local officials, looking at pictures of the mangled wreckage of aftermath, it's not difficult to understand. in karachi, pakistan's largest city, jut after 8:00 a.m. local time with 950 passengers on board, more than five hours later, just after 1:00 p.m., the train derailed in a province about 170 miles from karachi. authorities say the train was traveling at moderate speed, 28 miles an hour, when it ran off the tracks. ten cars in total derailed. now, this is a remote farming area, so the first people on the scene were local villagers trying to pull survivors from the wreckage. eyewitnesses speak of people screaming and bodies, you know, strewn on the ground including women and children. local media reports it took hours for emergency crews to arrive. they had to bring in hidden machinery to free passengers who were trapped. military also assisted. the injured were taken to local hospital where is an emergency was declared to deal with the influx of patients. you know, we saw scenes of body bags lying on the ground next to survivors. let's have a listen to one of those survivors. >> translator: it was so sudden, and we were seated comfortably in then. we heard the grinding sounds and i gathered that the train had derailed. then a storm of dust spread. then it hit my head and blood splashed. >> reporter: now, bianca, as i said earlier, the cause of derailment is unknown. at this point, the railway minister said it could be a technical problem or act of sabotage. unfortunately, train derailments are frequent in pakistan because of the decaying network. >> anna coren, thank you for monitoring that story for us. and coup leaders have announced the closure of the country's airspace ignoring demands from other west african nations to reinstate the president. with a large rally in the capital on sunday where thousands of people expressed support for the coup. what happens, the government of nigeria discussing it with states that border nigeria. stephanie, we've heard that niger has now closed its airspace, what's the significance of that? and how is the region more likely to respond to this? >> reporter: so, bianca, it's back to the drawing board. the military, the planned military intervention has not happened. the ecowas chief of west africa may want to talk and act against what is seen as a coup contagion effect. this is after all the fifth coup that's happened in west africa in such a short space of time. they want to act tough again but that military action plan is not popular, not least in nigeria, where the senate has rejected the president's request in niger, and they're asking for a more peaceful solution to this. the war -- the military action, is just not a popular move here. many are fearful that this region which is always so fragile, and it's been hit by so much poverty and extremism from al qaeda, from i.s.i.s., from boca hairram, that this region be stabilized, this is a last resort. as you say the northern governors, the states that border niger see the country as their brothers, their long historic and epic ties. many in niger speak the same language as people in nigeria. so they don't want to be seen going to war with their brothers, and they've asked the president in this meeting, this crucial meeting held last night, to reconsider any planned military action. so, this is really the latest. and ecowas will be keen to explore all preventive diplomacy actions. but will the chiefs, head of states of ecowas, will they want to push forward in order not to lose credibility? that's what the analysts are asking. and so, it's really -- it's really an outburst at the moment, bianca. it remains to be seen what will happen. >> stephanie, we know that you'll be keeping an eye on it, live from laygos, thank you so much. the israeli forces say they thwarted a, quote, terrorist cell on sunday. they allege the three killed during the operation were part of the cell. the parliament of health has not commented on the killings, but hamas has condemned the incident. new york city needed federal help as it seeks to find shelter for thousands of slasylum seeke in the u.s. and america's reign comes to an end. how sweden managed to upend the two-time defending champs. ♪ introducing the limited edition disney collection from blendjet. nine exciting designs your whole family will adore blendjet 2 is portable, which means you can blend up nutritious smoothies, protein shakes, or frozen treats, just about anywhere! recharge quickly via usb-c. it even cleans itself. order yours now from blendjet.com and bring a little disney into your life. subway's now slicing their meats fresh. that's why subway's proffered by this champ. and this future champ. and if we proffer it, we know you'll proffer it too. he's cocky for a nineteen year old. ♪ welcome back to "cnn newsroom." i'm bianca nobilo. and if you're just joining us, let me bring you up to date with our top stories this hour. donald trump has just a few hours to respond to a protective proposal order that would limit his access to evidence in the 2020 election interference case. trump's attorneys plan to fight that request. and more than 120 million people are under severe weather threats over the next year. tornado and large winds expected over the next few days. new york city is racing to help thousands of migrants seeking asylum there. more than 100,000 asylum seekers have come through and city officials say they need federal help. cnn's polo sandoval is in new york with more on the crisis. >> reporter: still no end in sight for the migrant crisis as new york officials struggle to find help for the millions of asylum seekers that have arrived here. 56,000 more continue to be in the city's care. they've been placed in shelter facilities in and around the city. in fact, the roosevelt hotel that you see behind me here in manhattan, that not only serves as a shelter, but as a primary intake facility where many newly arrived are directed to. so they can at best make contact with the resources that they need. it was as recently as last week we saw dozens of asylum seekers, mostly men, because of the numbers, new york officials were able to place them in temporary facilities, so this weekend, no sign of that kind of an issue. however in eric adams' most recent remarks, the city mayor, has made tell clear that's bound to exceed itself if the city does not receive any help at the state or federal level. polo sandoval, cnn, new york. new york officials made a surprising discovery during an arrest in texas. seven spider monkeys were found hidden in a backpack. conservation experts say at least six species of spider monkeys living in the south are considered in danger. italian coast guard crews rescued dozens of migrants after two boats sank off. migrant has to survive in choppy seas in they could be pulled safety. authorities recovered the bodies of three people including a 3-year-old and a pregnant woman. they say one the survivors gave birth immediately after being rescued. the u.s. air force said dozens of other migrants stranded on rocks, officials believe the boats set off from tunisia on thursday and at least 30 people are still missing from that. still ahead, a new report from unicef said extreme heat is having an outized impact on children in a large regigion of the world. we'll have the details for you. and checking voicemail... as m my activities permit. i'll connect with you... after reconnecting w with me. ♪ get 1.9% apr for 36 months plus $1,500 purchase allowance on a 2024 xt5 and xt6 when you finance through cadillac financial. ♪ to finally lose 80 pounds and keep it off with golo is amazing. i've been maintaining. the weight is gone and it's never coming back. with golo, i've not only kept off the weight but i'm happier, i'm healthier, and i have a new lease on life. golo is the only thing that will let you lose weight and keep it off. who loses 138 pounds in nine months? 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rainfall. it's a major supplier of food for the relevant of china. 40,000 people have been evacuated from the city in a neighboring province. and that's part of a massive wave of people league forced from their homes. aid is being trucked in for more than 1 million people. and in europe, fire crews are still battling wildfires. they reported a blaze under control in portugal that had threatened homes and burned at least 7,000 hechters. in italy, hundreds had to be evacuated too. this video with spain shows how neighbors on the border with france narrowly escaped a wildfire that left behind charred fields. only the roads stood people them and disaster. spain's weather is reporting another heat wave will hit tuesday. and a new report from unicef said 70% of children in asia are exposed to extreme heat. that's the highest percentage in the world. that means children from india, pakistan and bangladesh are living under extremely high temperatures 83 or more day of the year. this report emphasizes how these children are bearing the brunt of climate change through no facility of their own actually in the heart of new delhi, tell us about the specific vault neshlgts that extreme heat exposes children to. >> reporter: you know, in europe, thes that you of america, like you just mentioned, people are being under extreme heat waves but in south asia, according to the unicef report that is basing its findings on data from 2020, almost half a billion children have been affected deeply by the high temperatures triggered by climate change in the region. now, we're talking about 460 million children. that's 460 million children from countries like bangladesh, nepal, india, pakistan and india, and a few highlights with have seen and understood was we being that 70% of children in south asia were exposed to high temperature mpared to 42% obally. almost 28% of children in south asia were exposed to 4.5 or mo heat waves per year, compared to 4% globally and 800,000 children in flood-affected areas are in risk of ex people heat stress. according to this analysis, children in south asian have been witnessed high temperature compared to 1 in 4 globally. these are high figures. and it applies to children and women who are deeply impacted by climate crisis, and how that's triggered frequent heat waves across south asia. and supports really that will continue in there is some solution for the region which, of course, we keep talking about, but we don't really see any solid solutions coming our way. now, according to the regional director of unicef, i'm going to quote him here, he talks about the findings. he said the lives and well-being of millions of children across south asia are immediately threatened by heat waves and high temperatures. young children can't handle the heat unless we act now, these children will continue to bear the brunt of more frequent and severe heat waves in the coming years through no fault of theirs. i think the last five words, no fault of theirs," is significant as well. this is a legacy of these young children. the legacy will be that children under 18 in south asia have been hit hardest by climate change that's triggered frequent heat waves and high temperatures in the region. back to you. >> vedika sud live in new delhi, thank you. still ahead this hour, a huge upset at the women's world cup. >> yes! >> swedish fans celebrate as their team eliminates the defending champions, the u.s. we'll tell you how they pulled that off. has me doing dishes... differently. scrurub? soak? nope. i just scrape, load and i'm m done. only platinum plus is bigger. with double the dawn grease fifighting power and double the scrubbing power. for a no rewash clean... and a cabinet ready shine. rewash? not in my house. upgrade to new cascade platinum plus. dare to dish differently. - [announcer] do you have an invention idea but don't know what to do next? call invent help today. they can help you get started with your idea. call now 800-710-0020. ♪ it just shows how cruel this game sometimes can be. and how -- how slow, small detail makes a difference between winning and losing. >> coach of the u.s. women's soccer team with a stunned reaction. the americans were eliminated from the world cup in a penalty shoot-out ending their quest for a third straight title. it marked their third tournament loss in years. and the earliest ever today, four other teams are vying for a spot in the round of eight. the first two england and nigeria currently locked in a draw. that match will be followed by a match by denmark and co-host tournament australia. let's go to sydney, the fans are still reeling from the huge upset of the u.s. being knocked out what can we expect today? >> reporter: well, that's what comes with the luxury of the penalty shoot-out, bianca. and team usa just couldn't make a lot of their good attacking play on the night down there in melbourne against sweden. pay off, nil-nil, on the score sheet at the end of the game, despite having 21 shots on the swedish goal. 21 of them on goal, 11 of them right at the keeper there, forcing saves from musovic who played a stunning game. perhaps the fact that sweden's best player was their goalkeeper says something about the match, keeping strikes out from alex morgan, sophia smith, and the captain, nil-nil, what an scompord penalty shoot-out it was and disappointment for team usa who are going through somewhat of a restructure, now, you must say, looking at the next tournament. not many people had them earmarked for an early exit this time, all eyes will be on the next tournament. players like megan rapinoe, considering her career, having played in her last major tournament there. going out in heartbreaking fashion. here's some of what she had to say. >> it's tough to go out, obviously, like this. i mean, obviously just saw this, this is like a sick joker that's a dark, dark, dark, dark sourbread humor in there somewhere, but that's the way the game goes. that's the way life goes. i feel grateful for this moment to still to be able to play in another one and have this experience and, yeah, is this life. >> reporter: so, bianca, of course, the tournament goes on with or without team usa. right now, we have england locked goalless against nigeria, pulsating arm wrestle in the first half, though. the nigerians having a lot of the attacking play to enjoy england denied a penalty just before halftime there. but the showpiece of the day, you have to say, is here at stadium australia in sydney, where the matildas, the hometown heros will play against denmark in this do or die match. you remember, they had to beat canada to get here so this i almost like the second knockout stage that the matildas have had to play. they won 4-nil in that game against canada, the 2020 champion, and we'll see what they can do, everyone sweating on the fitness of sanco, that has kept her out of the world cup so far. we'll see if we see her on theive tonight bianca. >> angus watson, thank you so much for bringing that color and description. as angus mentioned, the u.s. match against sweden marked the final tournament appearance for megan rapinoe set to retire later this year. her final play for team usa was a crucial miss in the penalty shoot-out. it was hardly the end sheg was moping for, of course, but as cnn's carolyn manno reports, the star will leave an impressive legacy behind her. >> she's someone who has, i think, made this team so much better. than when she entered into it. >> reporter: a legendary career on the world's biggest stage has come to bittersweet end for megan rapinoe. after 202 appearances, 63 goals, two women's world cup titles and an olympic gold medal, the 38-year-old has played her last game for the u.s. women's national team. >> i've watched her since i was 7 years old and seen what she's done for the sport. i have the most respect for her. she's going to leave a legacy and we're going to continue to grow as soccer players. i think it's great. >> reporter: rapinoe has become a household name for her accomplishments on the field, but her legacy is so much more. as a gay athlete never afraid to speak her mind and her truth, she transcended her sport. >> i feel like i used my career to do the things, you know, i'm most passionate about. like there's more of a purpose on life than doing thing out of the left lane. i hope nobody think what is i did on the field is more important than what i did off the field. i don't think is really comes close. >> reporter: rapinoe came out public in 2012, she's been a voice to the voiceless and inspiration to the lgbtq community. >> i'm married to my wife renata, and megan rapinoe is definitely one of our heroes. >> reporter: in 2016, rapinoe garnered national attention for neiling during the national anthem in solidarity for colin kaepernick. for years, she was instrumental in the lawsuits brought by the u.s. women who lobbied the u.s. soccer federation for equal pay and conditions. in 2022, their sacrifice and determination finally paid off in an equal rate of pay in all frienddyes and tournaments including the world cup. >> megan rapinoe challenges and inspires molls of people who believe in themselves and the possibilities of our nation. >> reporter: she received the presidential medal of freedom, the highest civilian honor in the united states. becoming the first soccer player ever to receive the medal. a heartbreaking loss to sweden on penalties in the round of 16 won't be as she imagined her international career ending. if there's anything to know about megan rapinoe, this is not the end. >> still just be really grateful and joyful, you know, i know it's the end and that's sad, but i've loved playing for this team and playing for this country. and, yeah, it's been an honor. an olympic swimming test event that was due to take place in paris has been cancelled due to poor water quality following heavy rains. the decision was made by olympic and french health officials. paris still plans to make it the centerpiece of swimming for the olympics. authorities will be monitoring it carefully over the coming days. some stories in the spotlight. animal experts in alaska are caring for a rare walrus found wandering alone in alaska's north slope four miles inland. it's unusual, because this species is often found in the ocean or along the coastline and with their mothers. the wayward calf is believed to be just a month hold and has medical issues. he's now under 24-hour cuddle care. it's to mimic the internal closeness that the calves are used to. the center says he's heating well and remains alert and on the road to recovery which is good news. owe lone musk versus mark zuckerberg, this time, they might be in the ring for a physical showdown that will be streamed on x formally known as twitter. in june, the two have agreed to participate in a cage fighting. sorry if i'm laughing. the stakes were raised when zuckerberg's meta launched a new one called threads. zuckerberg is waiting for musk to confirm the date of august 26th for the fight. finally, the barbenheimer at the box office. >> it's the best day ever. >> it is the best day ever. so is tomorrow and forever. >> it's now one of 50 movies not adjusted for inflation to earn that much. "barbie" has the top performing film in uk and america. christopher nolan's world war ii thriller "oppenheimer" has become the highest grossing period film of its kinds. released on the same day as "barbie," "oppenheimer" has made more than $500 billion at the box office. it's one of only four biopics to cross the $500 million mark. that does it this morning for "cnn newsroom." i'm bianca nobilo in london. 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