hit their highest average surface temperature on record, as they soak up warmth from climate change and scientists are warning this will have serious consequences for the health of the planet. the average temperature this week was nearly 21 celsius, far above what s typical for this time of year. the global average is around half a degree celsius lower which might not sound much, but experts say they are worried. the oceans are vital to help regulate our climate and drive weather patterns, and are home to a vast range of species. here s our climate editorjustin rowlatt. marine scientists send down an array of instruments to assess the impact of warming sea water off the coast of plymouth. have we got a reading for today yet, do you know? i heard them say something around 18 19, which is 4 degrees higher than it should be. one of the most dramatic heat waves ever recorded in uk seas hasjust subsided, part of a global trend of warming waters. the ocean temperature, or the o
around the world. i m max foster. bianca is off today. but just ahead this is a persecution of a political opponent. this was never supposed to happen in america. lock him up, lock him up! you are entitled to question whether it was honest or not. it is not okay to create fake electors and attack the capitol to get your way. the whole thing was a fraud on the united states. live from london, this is cnn newsroom with max foster and bianca nobilo. it is friday, august 4, 9:00 a.m. in london, 4:00 a.m. in bedminster, new jersey where donald trump is not letting his latest indictment stand in the way of his bid to win re-election. the former u.s. president is back at his golf resort of a at the pleading not guilty in the alleged plot to reverse his 2020 election loss. he plans to attend a fundraiser in alabama tonight and another event this south carolina saturday. his next hearing is set for august 28 when the judge is expected to set a trial date. justice dep
our russia editor, steve rosenberg reports. this is the closest we were allowed to get to russia s most famous prisoner. we d been let inside the high securityjail where alexei navalny is already incarcerated. but journalists weren t allowed into the makeshift courtroom. we had to watch on a screen. for the kremlin critic, this is a trial behind bars. he was found guilty on extremism charges. punishment more jail time. he was handed a 19 year prison sentence. we may have been allowed in here to watch the verdict on a tv screen, but keep in mind that in this court case, the actual proceedings were closed to the press and to the public and held in a high security prison. describing this trial as behind closed doors feels like an understatement. ahead of the verdict, in a message online, mr navalny wrote that a long prison sentence for him was designed to scare russians. he revealed he d soon be on trial again for terrorism. they chant. a charismatic protest leader and anti
let s stop the length of that sentence, the prosecutors had been pushing for 20 years, we think it is 19 but there has been a little bit of doubt about that. let s start with the length of that sentence. yes, the trial was held at a makeshift courtroom at a prison about 850 mild east of moscow in a village cold melekhovo where alexei navalny is serving a previous nine year sentence. the trial on extremism charges was held behind closed doors and journalists who arrived at that detention facility were able to follow proceedings when the judge were able to follow proceedings when thejudge read out the were able to follow proceedings when the judge read out the verdict from a different room via a video link, but the sound quality was so poor that they had difficulty understanding what the actual sentence was. but now the consensus among those journalists seems to be at is 19 years. this is the latest sentence and it may not be alexei navalny s last. his defence team says that
channel repeatedly exposed the kremlin s corruption. it now has over 30 million followers. and so despised is he by the leadership in moscow, that mr putin never refers to him by name. so, it was an extremely brave thing to go back. but how he is paying for it? but how he is paying for it. alexei navalny was already serving nine years in a high security prison for alleged fraud, a parole violation and contempt of court. today, a judge added another ten for alleged links to extremism, which his supporters say were entirely fabricated. our russia editor steve rosenberg was in court as mr navalny was sentenced he sent this report. this is the closest we were allowed to get to russia s most famous prisoner. we d been let inside the high securityjail where alexei navalny is already incarcerated. but journalists weren t allowed into the makeshift courtroom. we had to watch on a screen. for the kremlin critic, this is a trial behind bars. he was found guilty on extremism charges.