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this comes amid heightened fears that russia could escalate their war against ukraine. as the country waits to see what is going to happen in the fight over abortion rights, we re going to look at the moves states are already making in anticipation of the ruling. parents across the country are scrambling to find baby for formula. what s behind the shortage, and what s being done to replenish the supply. and a good saturday morning to all of you. it is saturday, may 7th. christie, so nice to be back with you. thank you for having me. we appreciate you welcoming that 1:45 alarm. i know it s not easy. for you, anything, and now we re going, adrenaline s flowing, got calf ffcaffeine. we ve got an hour under our belt. we can do this. thank you. let s talk about president biden. indeed, he is touting economic gains in the new u.s. jobs report, while visiting a manufacturing facility in ohio on friday, but he s also addressed what is at the top of mind for so m ....
stand vigil by her coffin. we re seeing world leaders beginning their journeys to pay respects to queen elizabeth. president joe biden and the first lady departing the u.s. this morning to attend the queen s funeral, which is scheduled for monday. earlier today, canadian prime minister justin trudeau and his wife paying their respects to the queen as she lies in state at westminster hall. arlette saenz, max foster covering the story. the royal grandchildren holding vigil a short time from now. what will that be like? reporter: i think it will be very powerful. prince edward s children are particularly young. they ll gather around the coffin. this is something they wanted to do. they ll include princes william and harry. i don t expect to see the spouses there, the princess of wales or the duchess of sussex, but it will be a powerful moment seeing those children come in. the queen was dedicated to her grandchildren. they all had different relationships with her, diff ....
seeing cases in the u.s. plus, the u.s. is condemning russia s attack on the ukrainian port city of odesa, just one day after a deal was struck to get vital grain shipments moving again. we re live in ukraine. new day starts right now. hello, everyone. it is sunday, july 24th. thanks so much for waking up with us. it is nice to be with you again alex. it is early, but being with you makes it just that much easier. that just put a big smile on my face. thanks for that. we have a lot of news to get to, we start with the brutal heat wave baking many parts of the u.s., showing no signs of letting up today. right now, more than 90 million americans are under excessive heat warning, and advisories. high humidity mixed with sweltering temperatures are pushing some heat indexes into the triple digits. the national weather service warns it will feel extremely oppressive. philadelphia could see its hottest day in more than a decade, and boston is forecast to possibly br ....
of covid isolation. the predominant symptom is a sore throat. this is a president who has at this moment a mild respiratory illness. this is really good news. i m pamela brown in washington. you re live in the cnn newsroom. dangerous heat and a state of emergency. the oak fire explodes near yosemite national park in california. in fact it has devoured more than 14,000 acres and is zero percent contained since it erupted friday. at least ten buildings are destroyed and thousands more are in danger tonight. the wildfire rages as much of the country deals with extreme heat including triple digits in part of california. more than 90 million people are under heat alerts. new york has registered at least one heat-related death. some cities such as boston and newark, new jersey, have seen the mercury exceed 100 degrees. we have reporters and meteorologists nationwide covering the heat wave and the changing climate. cnn s pole o sandoval is in new york. reporter: new ....
hello again, everyone, thank you so much for joining me. i m fredericka whitfield. major breaking news, moments ago the cdc s vaccine advisory panel voted if favor of authorizing the pfizer and moderna covid vaccines for children between the ages of 6 months and 5 years. the white house says those vaccines will now be available in states as soon as next week. cnn s miguel marquez has been following this key vote. miguel, this is a welcome moment for many parents across the u.s. and a lot of pediatricians who had been hoping for this. reporter: a lot of people across the country hoping for this. look, it is not clear how significant uptake will be, given where we are in this pandemic. but certainly this was the last big tranche of americans who weren t able to be vaccinated, almost 20 million of our youngest, most vulnerable americans who will now soon be able to get two different vaccines. they had a long meeting today, they took a lot of questions. they had questions ....