we begin with a blistering and dangerous heat wave and a stranglehold across the western united states. millions of people are sweltering this weekend. more than 40 million are under heat alerts as temperatures soar 15 to 20 degrees above normal. for the fifth day in a wroe, electric companies in california are asking customers to turn off unnecessary lights and appliances in order to save electricity during the late afternoon and evening hours. cnn s chris winn reports from los angeles. reporter: across the west, the scorching heat is showing no signs of cooling off this holiday weekend. our ac at home can only do so much when we re in these triple digits. reporter: in glendale, california, residents are seeking refuge at the galleria shopping mall, taking advantage of the free air conditioning. getting out to the mall and just getting out of the house to get some sort of cool release is nice. reporter: california is in the midst of its longest heat wave of the yea
cnn speaks with asylum seekers in and out of the country. live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom, with kim brunhuber. we begin with scenes of utter devastation in northern california, where wildfires have burned through more than 9,000 acres. the mill fire has left hundreds of houses ablaze in the small town of weed. firefighters say they re making progress, but the fire is still only 25% contained and the nearby mountain fire is 5% contained. streets are littered with charred remains of cars and cinder blocks where houses once stood. officials say help is on the way, with fire strike teams ready across the state to respond when necessary. now, those wildfires are being fueled by a blistering and dangerous heat wave that continues its stranglehold across the western united states this weekend. more than 40 million people are under heat alerts as temperatures soar 15 to 20 degrees above normal for the fifth day in a row electric companies in california are telling cu
How do you describe taganrog? only devils live and work there. hugo, have we had any response from the russians after your investigation? no. well, the russian defense ministry hasn t replied to our requests for comment. in the past, they ve denied that prisoners of war were being tortured. but i ve shared my findings with a number of human rights organisations, even with the office of the united nations human rights office. and they say that they ve heard similar claims cases not only from this particular location, but also from other places where prisoners of war are being held. so i think this gives us an indication that this is happening not only in this particular facility, but also in other places across the country. and are you know, when i was in kyiv, i interviewed the ukrainian ombudsman for human rights who told me that 90%
Suspect for war crimes was months in the making. but it is at least one step towards justice for the families who have had something taken from them they can never get back. the life of someone they loved. sara sidner, cnn, new york. and russia s defense ministry hasn t responded to cnn s request for comment either to sara sidner s story or our reporting back in may. the winner of the british conservator party s leadership will be announced tomorrow. whoever got the most votes will become the country s next prime minister. liz truss and former chancellor rishi sunak. cnn s scott mclean joins us now live from london with the latest. what are we expecting over the next two days? remember, this has been only conservative party members. card-carrying conservative party members doing the voting in this
Who have had something taken from them they can never get back the life of someone they loved. sara sidner, cnn, new york. russia s defense ministry hasn t responded to cnn s request for comment, either to sara sidner s story or our reporting back in may. mikhail gorbachev, the last president of the soviet union, was laid to rest saturday. gorbachev died tuesday at the age of 91 after a long illness. in the 1980s he played a crucial role in bringing the cold war to a peaceful end. gorbachev was buried in a historic moscow cemetery next to his wife, raisa. a farewell ceremony was open to the public. while vladimir putin skipped the services, hundreds of russians didn t. they stood in line for hours to pay final respects. voting is over and the winner will be announced monday in the race to become the next leader of the uk s conservative