hello and a warm welcome to our viewers joining us in the united states and all around the world. whatever your geo coordinates, worry happy you are with us. >> geo coordinates. >> yeah. >> just ahead on "cnn newsroom" -- >> the republican primary entering a new post labor day phase, several campaigning throughout the weekend in new hampshire. >> people spend a lot of time looking in the rearview mirror instead of focusing on what the american people are focusing on. >> and expected to discuss potential arms deals, the u.s. urging north korea to cease negotiations with russia. ken paxton's impeachment trial begins tuesday and it features some of the most unique legal characters in the state. >> nonsense. it is definitionally political. >> live from london, this is "cnn newsroom" with max foster and bianca nobilo. >> it is tuesday, september 5, 9:00 a.m. in london, 4:00 a.m. in delaware where first lady jill biden will remain after testing positive for covid-19. the white house says she is currently experiencing only mild symptoms. president biden has tested negative for the virus. >> both are in delaware for the labor day weekend and an official tells cnn there are no changes to the president's schedule at this time. mr. biden is scheduled to depart for the g-20 summit in india later on this week. and as covid cases increase across the u.s., medical experts say it is time to mask up again in public. >> i really hope that she is on paxlovid because paxlovid has worked so well. it does reduce up to 90% risk of hospitalization and even higher with death. now, with first lady biden, the good news is from what we know publicly, she is in pretty good health for 72. and so that also goes in her favor. but i really hope that she is on paxlovid right now and masks in public. you know, we didn't see any masks anywhere especially in -- well, anywhere let alone our politicians and other people in other areas. but people over 65 probably should be wearing a mask when they are in public. >> lab tests indicate that the new coronavirus variant may be less contagious than previously thought. and vaccinated americans should have some protection against it. >> scientists say the new ba.2.68 variant is highly detec countries so far. and two groups of scientists have reported their results of their analysis. u.s. senate will reconvene in the coming hours and the house returns next week. they will have to resolve major differences over funding the it won't be easy. october 1, but if they are t able to get on the same page, the country faces a government shutdown. and house republican mike simpson tells cnn i tell people to buckle up, it will be crazy for september, october, november and december. next four months are going to be wild. both the white house and house speaker kevin mccarthy are pushing for a short term bill that would fund the government until later this year allowing more time to adjust the broader issues. >> but it is not stopping president biden from celebrating his economic policies since taking office. on monday mr. biparden visited members of the local sheet metal workers union. union members have been a part of his base for decades now. >> and he slammed donald trump's policies and actions while in office while trying to shore up his own accomplishments. he appealed to the blue collar workers adding, quote, bidenomics is a blue collar blueprint for america. >> in my first three years, all this stuff, guess what, i cut the deficit $1.7 trillion. cut the debt $1.7 trillion. and one more thing. i was able to invest in you and still bring down the deficit once i started making people pay their fair share. >> meanwhile some republicans challenging mr. biden for president worked overtime this labor day weekend. >> they spent the holiday campaigning in new hampshire where the first presidential primary will be held in 2024. jeff zeleny has that for you. >> reporter: the republican presidential primary entering a new post labor day phase. several candidates campaigning throughout the labor day weekend in new hampshire, of course a critical stop on the road to the white house. iowa will vote first next january followed by new hampshire. so several candidates were fanning out making their case to voters. republicans of course independent voters as well. also important here in new hampshire. but it was former vice president mike pence who made the case that he said the race is not at the end, it is at the beginning. >> i don't know about the rest of you, but i think labor day is when campaigns begin. and i'm here because i really do believe that different times call for different leadership. and i promise you i'll continue to work my heart out. the banner of common sense conservative values, strong national defense, american leadership in the world, fiscal responsibility, free market economics, traditional values in life. there are some people that say those aren't the values of the republican party any more. i beg to differ. i believe they still are. >> there is no question that former president trump holds a strong national lead and a slightly smaller lead state by state. but there is also a sense that many republican voters and certainly independent voters have open minds. many want to turn the page from the trump style of leadership, others do not believe that he can win a general election. so going into the fall stages of the campaign, one thing is clear, this field of republican candidates is beginning to try at least to distinguish themselves, to differentiate themselves. donald trump has not been on the campaign trail here in new hampshire in a while. he will be returning to the campaign trail in other parts of the country this week even as he contends with his legal cases around him. but as we enter a post labor day phase of the campaign, the question really is, is the race near the end or is it as mr. pence said just beginning. jeff zeleny, cnn, rye, new hampshire. a u.s. government official says noesk'rth korea's leader c head to russia to cut a weapons deal aimed at bolstering the war effort in ukraine. >> "new york times" says the meeting between kim jung-un and vladimir putin may happen this month. back in july the russian defense minister visited north korea and paraded through its hall of weapons as the cameras rolled as you see. let's go to kristie lu stout in hong kong. these are two countries that probably need each other right now. >> reporter: yeah, for different reasons. this is what we know about this potential meeting. kim jung-un may meet with vladimir putin in russia, that is according to the u.s. national security council, and they are expected to discuss potential arms deals for russia to get more north korea weapons to use against ukraine. the typing of this meeting is unclear, but it was the "new york times" that first reported about this potential meeting saying that kim could travel from pyongyang to meet with putin at a forum set to run this weekend starting from september 10 around the same time as the g-20 in india. this is where the scene played out in 2019 where kim and putin met for the first time. and kem maim made that journey s famous train, the heavily armored green train. as for the new potential meeting, the "times" reports thatin exchange for weapons, russia wants technology for satellites and nuclear powered submarines. and this is following a recent visit by the russian defense minister who visited north korea in july along with a chinese delegation. and this is also after u.s. officials said that the two countries are actively advancing their talks over another potential arms deal. last year the u.s. and north korea delivered rockets and missiles to russia for use by wagner forces which is something north korea denied. russia and north korea without a doubt their alliance is getting closer, they have been edging closer together. we've learned the russian defense minister says joint military exercises with north korea are currently being discussed. and kim and putin have exchanged letters to each other pledging to boost the alliance and increase their cooperation. back to you max and bianca. >> fascinating. thank you for joining us. and this more exposes well the deficiencies that russia we know has when it comes to artillery and other elements of its defense structure. but north korea has a lot of soviet weaponry themselves. but i think russia spends 4% a year on its defense budget, north korea it is about 20%, 24%. so potentially very important alliance for north korea. the exodus for the burning manifest value continues at this hour in nevada after organizers lifted a driving ban that was in place due to extremely muddy conditions. some 72,000 people had been stranded in the desert over the weekend by heavy rain hes and floods. >> with conditions improving,he floods. >> with conditions improving, thousands have stayed for the many event which is the burning of a giant wooden effigy of a man. it was followed by the burning of the chapel of babel, another ritual. more from camila bernal. >> it is a sloppy mess. >> reporter: tens of thousands of people stuck at burning man in the nevada desert over the weekend after heavy rains made a mess of the dirt roads. >> we drove out and got stuck and made one bad decision. it was up to here. >> reporter: hundreds of cars ended up stranded on roads leading out of the black rock desert in the northwestern part of the state. >> everything was shut down and getting out was a nightmare. >> reporter: paul and his wife left maui's devastation for what was supposed to be a relaxing honeymoon. >> it became a hin any dissdas r a lot of people. it was impossible to function, impossible to communicate, entire camps became pretty much destroyed. >> reporter: less than an inch of water fell over one 24 hoyer period from friday to saturday. >> so much water. we're flooded. >> reporter: organizers of the week long festival asked attendees to shelter in place and to conserve food, water and fuel. >> it has actually been fairly festive. everybody is taking it in v strst stride. >> reporter: but not everybody. it was festive until supplies ran out. >> the reality sunk in that we couldn't leave. >> reporter: and one death which authorities say is not weather-related. no serious injuries have been reported. >> everybody was helping each other out. >> making mud sculptures. >> reporter: deejay diplo and a few others including chris rock managed to walk out and hitch a ride. >> it was a challenge, but it was honestly one of the highlights of the whole trip. >> reporter: tens of thousands are now slowly inching their way out of the event grounds. organizers say that this line and the amount of time that they wait here is normal. the difference here is that people are coming out muddier and obviously happier to be out than previous years just because the last couple of days have been difficult. camila bernal, cnn, black rock city. in the u.s., the official start of autumn is just a few weeks away but the summer heat is still sticking around especially east of the mississippi river. >> forecasters expect more than 200 record highs this week alone and right now more than 12 million people are under heat alerts. but a cooldown is coming for parts of the midwest. chad myers has more. >> summer not going away without a fight here in the eastern half of the u.s. 200 record highs expected this week alone. east really of the mississippi river. the heat index will be high, the humidity is all over the place. temperatures are well on up into the upper 90s. and then the heat index will make it feel much warmer than that. but there is a cooldown. minneapolis, you are almost 100 yesterday and now you are back down into the 60s. a little cooler than you should be. chicago, you will be a day later to get that colder air. but it is on its way. you go from 93 all the way down to a morning low of 58. finally some football weather out there for chicagoland. off to the east, nothing yet. temperatures are still going to be hot. cold front not making it into d.c. for a while. it will make it to new york city i think probably 72 hours from now with a cold front that runs on by, but still thursday with a thunderstorm, 94, and then the cooler air by the weekend. steve harwell former lead si singer of smash mouth has died. harwell led the group in 1994 up until 2021 when he retired. >> he can be heard on hits like all-star, walking on the sun and popular cover of i'm a believer. he passed away at his home in idaho surrounded by family and friends. he was just 56. >> so think takic. i used to love smash mouth. still to come, japan looks to prop up its fishing industry after china banned the japanese seafood. and what the state's attorney general is accused of and how he is responding to the claims. and also we'll take you live to the summit in nairobi to find out why african leaders say climate change presents 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(female announcer) now, millions more are covered by medicare. take advantage of the expanded coverage by calling today. japan is giving more financial support so its fishing industry after a ban in response to the treated radioactive waste water. ivan watson reports. >> reporter: backlash in china over japan's decision to release treated nuclear waste water from the fukushima power plant into the pacific ocean. the chinese government banning all japanese seafood imports to prevent the risk of radioactive contamination and to protect the health of chinese consumers. fears over fukushima prompting panic buying of salt in several cities. until authorities reassured the public china consumes mined salt more than sea salt. ripple effects also felt here at a japanese food court in beijing. >> translator: i told my daughter that we should go and eat some seafood now while it is still safe and let's not eat it anymore afterwards. nothing from the ocean is edible from now on. >> reporter: fears echoed by her daughter. >> translator: of course first seafood will be affected, but other crops and other food will also be affected later on. it is only a matter of time. >> reporter: the nuclear controversy potentially crippling business for this sushi chef. some customers are disgusted by this news. they no longer want to eat japanese food, he says. his once busy restaurant now largely empty. after the pandemic, our business this year has not recovered yet, and now with this news from japan, our business is worse, he says. some scientists argue that these fears are unfounded. the international atomic energy agency says japan's plan to release waste water is in line with iaea standards. >> our cooperation and presence will help build confidence in japan and beyond that the water disposal is carried out without an adverse impact on human health and the environment. >> reporter: and yet the heavily censored chinese internet still bubbles with anger at japan, including prank calls harassing japanese businesses. this group of young people are purportedly calling random numbers in japan. why do you release nuclear waste water into the ocean, this young man shouts? elsewhere a chinese restaurant owner makes a show of tearing down japanese decorations at his japanese restaurant. the chinese government is tolerating these displays of anger at japan tacik tacitly encouraging nationalist fervor even if it results in empty restaurants at a time when china is suffering from economic uncertainty. ivan watson, cnn, hong kong. green hydrogen, blue economies and determination to make african voices heard, all on the agenda at the africa climate summit in nairobi. african heads of state are making statements before a host of panels and presentations begin. >> africa generates only a tiny fraction of the world's greenhouse gases but suffer as major share of climate change impacts and summit participants say they want africa to have a central role in global climate decision making. larry madowo is at the summit for us in nairobi. one of the objectives is to make sure that africa is seen as a destination for green investment and not just a victim of floods and drought and famine and climate-related issues and also not a risky place to invest their money. >> reporter: that's correct. and you mentioned the tiny percent. africa generates only 3% of greenhouse gas emissions, but the impact of the climate crisis here especially in marginalized and underprivileged communities is devastating. what leaders are hoping to is sell the continent as a place for climate investment, renew only energy potential here is endless, the carbon that exists here, the congo basin for instance which is a huge forest, these are opportunities that they hope can dangle in front of the world and say we're not is being for a handsout, we're asking for what we're entitled to. i want to hear from some of the voices we're seeing here from all across the continent. with me is a climate justice activist from cameroon. what do you hope to take out of this convening? >> thank you so much, larry. here we're talking about green growth and it will happen on the ground. and what i'm hoping here is that the african leader as we meet will be able to make sure that the steps we take put africa first and that it has the aspirations of every africa. >> reporter: and we have john kerry here. what is africa asking for from the global north? >> america, european union, they are friends of africa, but we have to revisit our friendship. we feel that africa contributes very little to climate change but we are feeling the impacts most. and we think that this is the moment for the global north to take the risk for stability, to provide more finances, but most importantly to ensure that the finances they are providing get right to organizations and communities which are most impacted. because as i said earlier, climate change will be fought on the ground. >> reporter: and you feel that the communities have a voice in the conversation? >> they don't have a voice. and so we are demanding for more climate finances but we're saying that there might be an organized way to finance the climate actions. we must get actions on the ground and get local organizations leading this initiative. >> reporter: and tyou are one o them. >> yes, i'm one of them and i'm so happy because impact on the ground, sometimes we have to represent the voices of the communities because they don't have thehe opportunity to speak for themselves. and so where i stand the impacts in terms of water, in terms of food, sovereignty on the communities. energy. >> reporter: thank you so much from cameroon, representing minority voices and african leaders hope that they can come out of here with a unified platform going into cop 28. >> larry madowo, thank you so much for your coverage of this summit. police in pennsylvania are hoping a message from a dangerous fugitive's mother will convince him to 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i'm max foster. let me bring you up-to-date with the top stories. jill biden has tested positive for covid-19. she's currently experiencing only mild symptoms. president biden has tested negative and there are no changes to his schedule at this time. u.s. government official says kim jung-un may meet with vladimir putin to discuss a potential arms deal. the "new york times" says it could happen this month. in the day ahead, the texas senate is expected to begin the impeachment trial of the state's attorney general. ken paxton faces 20 articles of impeachment over allegations that he abused his power to help a donor. ed lavendera reports. >> reporter: just days before the start of his impeachment trial, ken paxton showed up at a rally to kick off his wife's state senate re-election campaign. >> please welcome to the stage my husband, the love of my life, my best friend, texas attorney general ken paxton. >> reporter: the suspended republican attorney general was impeached on 20 articles, including charges of retaliating against whistleblower, abuse of power and bribery, as well as misconduct involving an alleged affair. paxton used this moment to pound the theme that he is the kick tim of a political witch hunt. >> if you kind of kept up, you could read that i'm responsible for the jfk assassination and for 9/11 and everything in between. >> reporter: paxton's impeachment trial begins tuesday in the texas state senate and it features some of the highest profile and unique legal characters in the state. paxton is represented by dan and tony, and they describe the impeachment as a drive-by shooting. >> this was a sham. it was a sham from the get-go. >> to say will case is not about politics has the credibility, believability and the sincerity of the fellow that is trying to convince his wife that he goes to the strip joint for the food. it is not about the naked women, sweetheart, it is about the food. nonsense. it is definitionally political. >> reporter: prosecuting the case against paxton are the rusty hardened who have worked the biggest cases in the state. a few months ago when paxton's lawyers ripped the impeachment process, cnn asked rusty harden to comment and he referred us to this classic scene from the 1992 joe pesci courtroom comedy "my cousin vinnie." >> he says [ bleep ]. >> reporter: but the political stakes are sky high. in may paxton was overwhelmingly impeached by texas house republicans, 121-23. and paxton is vowing political retribution against those republicans who voted against him. >> let's clean house. >> reporter: there are 31 state senators, one of them is angela paxton, the attorney general's wife, but she will not be allowed to vote on her husband's impeachment. there are 12 democrats in the senate and prosecutors need 21 votes to remove paxton from office. the question is, whether nine republicans will vote against paxton. veteran republican political strategist brendan steinhauser says it is not clear how this trial will play out. >> there is a lot of political pressure coming from all sides. this is unprecedented, so they are trying to do their constitutional duty, they are try doing the legally, morally, ethically right thing. they don't know what that is yet until they see the evidence. >> reporter: paxton has enjoyed support from donald trump and among republican voters. >> he is a great man. >> reporter: steinhauser says paxton is benefiting from dump's attack that the justice system is weaponized against politicians like them. >> that alignment is important for paxton because it gives him political support among the grass roots voters and activists in the republican party of texas and it makes it more difficult for state senators and state representatives to impeach and convict him. >> reporter: when the impeachment proceedings begin on tuesday, there is a chance that the majority of the articles of impeachment could be dismissed by a simple majority vote in the texas senate, but it is not clear if that will happen. if the impeachment trial moves forward, it is expected to last several week. paxton's lawyers say the suspended attorney general will not testify but impeachment managers insist that they will call him to testify at some point. ed lavendera, cnn, austin, texas. in the hours ahead sentencing hearing will resume for another leader of the far right proud boys. enrique tarrio, the group's former carehaer chairman was cof seditious conspiracy in the january 6 attack. prosecutors want him sentenced to 33 years behind bars. >> and that would be the most severe penalty yet in the prosecution of the capitol rioters. tarrio and also proud boys have also been convicted of aiding and abetting and obstruction of government property and obstruction of a political proceeding. police in pennsylvania are broadcasting a message in portuguese from an escape inmate's mother. danelo cavalcante was sentenced to life without parole for the stabbing death of his ex-girlfriend. >> and the fugitive is extremely dangerous. they have had several confirmed sightings of him with that a few miles of the prison in chester county, pennsylvania. u.s. marshals and other law enforcement continue to comb nearby neighborhoods. investigators say that they are convinced that they are closing in on him. and you have to see this next video to believe it. dozens of young people enjoying their labor day sunshine on a pier in madison, wisconsin suddenly found themselves in the water. >> the pier belongs to the university of wisconsin. the fire department says 60 to 80 people were on the pier when it collapsed. six people injured, the pier was supposed to be removed for the season on tuesday. things were more serious outside a denny's restaurant where a car crashed into the restaurant. >> the 34-year-old driver of the j jeep was not injured. the cause is still under investigation. none of the injuries are thought to be lifelife-threatening. coming up, hoping to put a skilled negotiator at the head of the defense ministry, we'll talk about the latest government shakeup and the effect it might have on the war. plus as see ann summit kicks off. we'll have a live report. 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>> yes, if you ask ukraine's military officials though, they will say that they are in a new phase. they have been able to pierce through the first line of russian defensive positions, these are believed to be among the if not the most heavily fortified russian positions. you are talking about deeply entrenched land mines that they had to inch by inch through engineering work and other work try to de-i me mmine to get tow black seacoast. very far from that still, but what we had seen during the course of the counteroffensive so far is really shaping operations, softening of targets. this seems to sort of be the ten of -- tip of the speer as ukrainian forces try to achieve the larger goal of cutting off supply lines to russia by reaching that black seacoast. again we're very far from that and i emphasize this is the first line of russian defensive positions in one area along those huge frontlines. but president zelenskyy was on hand to boost the more ral there. take a listen. >> translator: it is extremely important to support our soldiers to talk to the commanders. it is very usual to hear from knows who go into battle directly. what exactly is lacking, what is already sufficient and what needs to be changed? >> ukrainian military leadership will tell you that the key word now is consolidate, consolidate, consolidate. they are trying to expand and deepen the gains that they have been able to make to the south. the clock is ticking, this is a summer offensive, of course we're reaching the fall when weather conditions will be more difficult and that pressure from the weather, from the allies who are providing billions of aid is absolutely critical. >> salma, thank you so much for that update. when leaders of the world's largest economies meet for the g-20 summit in new delhi later on this week, they will arrive to a neighborhood uprooted gist for them. >> the houses of thousands of poor familiesgistfor them. >> the houses of thousands of poor families have been replace by ornate fntdountains and leaf green plants. we spoke to some who had been displaced. >> reporter: a bulldozer tears down this home in delhi. helpless and distraught, she looks on recording. her daughters just off camera try comforting her. stop crying, mother, or you will fall sick, they say. this is just one of tens of thousands who have been rendered homeless in the leadup to the big g-20 meeting in delhi where narendra modi will want to be seen as the voice of the global south. when world leaders arrive in new delhi this weekend, they won't he see some of the slums that would have been on their route. instead what they will see is this, statues and fountains that are part of the government's massive beautification drive that activists say have displaced the poor. almost three months after this mass demolition drive, we meet a woman. she is still as inconsolable do. she says they are hungry and have no place to live. they were homeless for almost six weeks. very knew they were building in an unauthorized colony, but people have been living here for over 40 years now. why didn't authorities demolish the homes earlier, why now, she asks. in a document submitted in court, the delhi government stated it intends to rehabilitate those impacted by the eviction in new homes but that hasn't happened. this human rights activist says the modi government is showing no emergency in rehab bit dat a time the poor. >> it doesn't want poverty to be visible to people who come here. >> reporter: the indian government in july in a written response in parliament denied any links between the demolition of homes and the g-20 summit. cnn has reached out to both delhi and central governments and yet to receive a response. about 200 meters away from the g-20 summit venue, they scavenge for any remainings. everything was destroyed, she says. people say authorities have cleared out the settlement because of the g-20 summit. she now runs a tea store along with her husband. since june, they have been spending nights in this makeshift shelter. we're so angry, but our poverty makes us powerless. we can't speak up she says. now plants shield the rubble. high walls have cordoned off the land where she once lived. amidst the noise and grandeur, voices of the marginalized grow even softer. vedika sud, cnn, new delhi. >> very good report. >> astonishing. and it is not the first time that we see that happening when people know that the world's attention will be on their country. i mean, this is a particularly extreme version. now to indonesia where the asean summit is under way. top leaders are meeting in the capital jakarta. >> this is him a mitt rifts within member states over restoring peace efforts in myanmar and other issues. for more, let's go to steven jiang who is live for us in beijing. the asean grouping has been criticized for being toothless when it comes to issues like myanmar or tensions in the south china sea, china becoming increasingly assertive over recent days. any evidence to suggest that this summit will be different? >> reporter: well, all of the issues you mentioned actually are overshadowing this such mitt as well. myanmar a crisis very much ongoing more than two years after the military there overthrew the democratically elected government in a bloody coup. and then as you mentioned some asean members especially philippines and vietnam have long standing territorial disputes over the south china sea and recent flare-ups for example when the chinese coast guard using water cannons to prevent the philippines from resupplying one of their ships there, and vietnam of course actually banning the movie barbie nafor a map reportedly. but then there is an issue of the dilemma faced by a lot of asean members given their close trade ties with beijing, their role and their choice in this increasingly heated u.s./china competition with tension still very much remaining high with beijing and washington. so it is against all of that backdrop i think the absence of u.s. president joe biden seems more conspicuous especially given mr. biden in the past has usually attended the summit in person. that has led to people question the bloc relevance and washington's priority in the region. the white house pushing back and pointing to mr. biden's track record and also the fact he host most of the asean leaders just a year ago in the white house. in his place, vice president kamala harris is going to jakarta and incidentally the chinese are also sending their number two leader. so a lot of scrutiny over the interactions between all of the leaders at a time when the asean leaders are trying to present an image of unity and relevance. >> steven jiang, thank you so much. still to come, barbie is getting serious box office competition. we'll tell you which fell him is now the new number one in the u.s. 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