You are live in the Cnn Newsroom. Im Phil Mattingly in washington. Jim acosta is off today. We begin this Hour And Fourth of July Weekend with unrelenting heat gripping much of the western u. S. Right now. Record high temperatures are baking parts of the northwest in oregon, idaho and montana. It could reach, get this, 110 degrees. Officials say 94 people have died just in oregon from heatrelated illnesses in the last week. In washington state, Health Officials say they have seen nearly 2,000 Emergency Room visits and at least 13 deaths they blame on the heat. Right now five states are in complete drought conditions. Nevada, utah, north dakota, oregon and california. Thats where we head first. Cnns Paul Vercamen joins me now. Paul, this extreme heat brings the very real threat of wildfires, especially with fireworks going off. What are officials there saying about the risk right now . Reporter theyre saying the danger is extreme, phil, and they are warning everyone throughout Southern
are you planning on going anywhere anytime soon? we start with the travel industry, because airlines and tour operators have been welcoming the decision by the uk government to ease covid testing rules for travellers. from oaoo gmt tomorrow, fully vaccinated passengers arriving in england will no longer have to take pre departure covid tests. they will still have to do a test within two days of arrival, but won t have to self isolate while waiting for the result. travel bosses have complained the extra testing brought in to curb the omicron variant has put many people off travelling, because of the high cost and fear of being trapped abroad. the boss of tour operator jet2 told our transport correspondent katy austin the changes have come at a critical time for his industry. january is the peak booking time for holidays, it s when everyone gets through christmas, you ve got the january blues and you want to book a holiday and look forward to it and i think it is fair to say th
the southern plains with reports of multiple tornadoes, large hail, and damaging wind. plus, a new u.s. intelligence report rekindles the debate over the origin of covid-19. we ll tell you what we know and what we still don t. plus, a shocking new york times investigation uncovers a crisis unfolding in american factories. migrant children found working dangerous and often illegal jobs. we ll talk to the reporter who captured their stories. announcer: live from atlanta, this is cnn newsroom with laila harrak. we begin this hour with the dangerous storm system battering the central u.s. right now, bringing tornadoes, damaging winds, and hail to parts of oklahoma, kansas, and texas. at least one tornado was confirmed in norman, oklahoma, where students at the university of oklahoma were urged to seek shelter. there are now reports of widespread damage there, downed power lines, and debris blocking roads. the system is so strong, a wind gust of 114 miles an hour was r
well, you know what i how i feel about your father. and i know how he feels about you, lawrence. thanks, alex. have a great show. thank you. andrew weissmann will join us in our first segment tonight to discuss the latest discovery of classified documents involving former vice president not named joe biden. so, far no republicans, exactly zero republicans, have called for a special prosecutor to investigate mike pence s possession of classified documents, discovered two years after he left office. but we begin tonight with future defendants. those were the key words spoken today in a georgia courtroom by fulton county district attorney fani willis. she was in the courtroom today to protect the rights of future defendants, who are the focus of a report written by the special grand jury that fani willis empaneled to hear evidence of a possible election crimes committed by donald trump and others in georgia in an attempt to overturn the last presidential election. th
father. if he could see what we are thing we have ever done. sowe ve got one of e of what that guest is just from your twitter and i m excited to see your interview, maybe you are tears, and i know my dad would be thrilled just at his hand over that we do every single night. he sure would. well, you know what i how i feel about your father. and i know how he feels about you, lawrence. thanks, alex. have a great show. thank you. andrew weissmann will join us in our first segment tonight to discuss the latest discovery of classified documents involving former vice president not named joe biden. so, far no republicans, exactly zero republicans, have called for a special prosecutor to investigate mike pence s possession of classified documents, discovered two years after he left office. but we begin tonight with future defendants. those were the key words spoken today in a georgia courtroom by fulton county district attorney fani willis. she was in the courtroom