thousands of royal mail workers in the uk stage a second day of strike action in a row over pay, disrupting deliveries of packages and letters. a new study shows the impact of climate change on the shrinking glaciers of switzerland. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk, or around the world. the last leader of the soviet union, mikhail gorbachev, has died, aged 91, following a long illness. mr gorbachev was crucial to ending the cold war. he was one of the most influential political figures of the 20th century. world leaders have been paying tribute. the un chief antonio guterres said he changed the course of history . president biden described him as a man of remarkable vision , who created a safer world . however, in a stamement this morning the kremlin said his romanticism about better relations with the west had been misplaced. our moscow editor, steve rosenberg, looks back at his life. he was the kind of russian leader the world had never seen. mikhail gorb
now along the gulf coast. rob marciano tracking it all. news tonight about a deadly police shootout in kentucky. two officers and a k-9 shot and killed. several officers wounded. police serving a warrant when the gunman opened fire at his home. pierre thomas standing by. summer shark warnings for the holiday weekend. authorities patrolling the shores. a 17-year-old girl now speaking out from her hospital bed after being attacked by a shark in florida. doctors trying to save her leg. overseas tonight, the deadly russian missile strike near odesa, ukraine. at least 21 people killed, 39 wounded. russia hitting a residential building and recreation center. after being detained for 134 days, the trial of wnba star brittney griner getting under way in moscow. president biden meeting today with ten democratic governors trying to protect abortion rights following the supreme court s overturning of roe v. wade. the president telling them, the fight is not over and warning of
how washington is working on a plan b to the agreement between russia and ukraine, we will take you live visit to ukraine, london, and nairobi. the fbi raises a red flag over chinese telecommunications equipment on u.s. shores. cnn has an exclusive report. we begin with the scorching temperatures across the northern hemisphere as heat waves blanket china, europe and the u.s. in california, a wildfire raging has burned through more than 15,000 acres, hundreds of firefighters are working to battle the blaze, and thousands of people have been forced to flee their homes to escape the fast-moving fire. in europe the blistering heat is helping fuel wildfires in some areas. this was the scene increase as crews battled the fire there. one of several wildfires raging across the country right now, we are seeing scorching heat across much of china. we are standing by in beijing with those details, let s go to nina dos santos outside of london. at these wildfires continue to be a pro