its commitment to support ukraine and other lawmakers say a bipartisan deal on russian sanctions is also about to get through congress. president zelensky, obviously, is trying to maintain his economic growth in his country which is pretty strong right now. and keep the country from panicking while having them be prepared. but we re together. that s what s important. there are some sanctions that really could take place up front because of what russia has already done. cyberattacks on ukraine, false flag operations, the efforts to undermine the ukrainian government. imminent means it could happen really at any time. when i say it it depends on what vladimir putin might want to do. as secretary austin said he has a lot of options and capability available to him. he could do something on a small scale or on a fairly large scale and he continues to add troops to that border with ukraine. the u.s. has also called a meeting of the united nations security council tomorrow
hello again, everyone. thank you so much for joining me. i m fredericka witfield. we begin this hour with a punishing heat wave that has more than 100 million people under heat alerts from coast to coast. after hitting 116 yesterday, phoenix marked its 29th consecutive day of over 110 degrees. the medical examiner s office in phoenix, in fact, is bringing in refrigerated containers in anticipation of a possible overflow of heat-related deaths. with high temperatures scorching the northeast, new york city s mayor is sounding the alarm about its deadly potential. cooling centers and public pools in the region are offering extended hours to help residents stay safe. athena jones is live for us in washington square park in new york city. how are people keeping cool, and how is this putting stress on the power grid? reporter: i can tell you the real temperature is 89 degrees, but the feels-like is 95. it s only going to get hotter over the next few hours. the national weather se
here are tonight s headlines. we are with paramedics rushin to save lives in oppressive heat. you can have a very complex call that becomes heat related very quickly. very quickly. margaret: plus, what kind of protections are there for people who work outdoors? the answer may surprise you. a florida judge has set the date for the start of former president trump s federal trial in florida. the trial will begin on may 20th of next year. margaret: a stunning new report reveals an increase in vaping among kids in america. tonight, the scary consequences of using e-cigarettes. every morning, i just wake up nauseous and have to puke. margaret: attention parents. important news about a recall of a popular kids cup that may contain excessive levels of l lead. what you should know. after florida approves controversial new guidelines for teaching black history, vice president, harris makes a last-minute trip to the sunshine state. they dare to push
we are with paramedics rushing to save lives in oppressive heat. you can have a very complex call that becomes heat related very quickly. very quickly. margaret: plus, what kind of protections are there for people who work outdoors? the answer may surprise you. a florida judge has set a date for the start of former president trump s federal trial in florida. the trial will begin on may 20th of next year. margaret: a stunning new report reveals an increase in vaping among kids in america. tonight, the scary consequences of using e-cigarettes. every morning, i just wake up nauseous and have to puke. margaret: attention parents. important news about a recall of a popular kid s cup that may contain excessive levels of lead. what you should know. after florida approves controversial new guidelines for teaching black history, vice president kamala harris makes a last-minute trip to the sunshine state. they dare to push propaganda to our childre
man who threatened his grip on power, yevgeny prigozhin. but why? and did that meeting actually happen? plus tonight, major movement in the trump investigations. the doj going after trump s longtime aide in the classified documents case, while another grand jury is about to be selected. will it bring a third indictment against trump? and a massive manhunt tonight in pennsylvania. a suspected murderer with survivalist skills escapes from prison using a bed sheet. is someone tonight helping him stay alive and away and armed from police? let s go outfront. and good evening. i m erin burnett. outfront tonight, putin, the not-so-strong man. the kremlin revealing tonight that putin met with yevgeny prigozhin, the leader of that armed rebellion just five days after the attempted coup. the kremlin is giving some details. they re saying it was a nearly three-hour meeting. they re saying it happened on june 29th. so a lot of details there, including putin s spokesperson dmitr