suffer from this heat, - which also lasts a long time. it doesn t stop after a few days, like it did a few years ago. now this heat lasts for more than a month, we really feel the effects. in athens, greece s most popular attraction, the acropolis, is being closed during the hottest hours of the day to protect visitors. but for some, the heat won t stop them. the heat, it s hard but we are going to push through it and, you know, i don t know if we ll ever be back so we have to take advantage of the day. meanwhile, greek medics have been busy working alongside the red cross. we are here again to give people water and also to give leaflets concerning the high temperature period here in greece. in croatia, this man lost his home to wildfires, which have swept along the west coast. how big is that? you can see it over the fence. over in spain, this family were lucky. the field next to us is completely burned. there are a few bits of grass here and there towards the edges that hav
interference in georgia as potential indictments loom. this as cnn has exclusive new reporting on the special counsel probe of trump. actors hit the picket lines, striking against the film and tv industry. some of the biggest stars in the business are part of the walkout that s effectively shutting down hollywood. after alluding police for over a decade, a suspect is charged with murder in the serial killings of women on long island. officials revealing dramatic details a short while ago about how he was caught, including burner phones and called to taunt relatives. i m jim acosta and you are in the situation room. this hour, we are following new developments in two investigations of donald trump s efforts to overturn the results of the 2024 presidential election, that includes exclusive new cnn reporting of the probe by special counsel jack smith. let s begin with cnn s senior legal affairs correspondent paula reed. break down this and what it says about the investig
complete the submerged underwater, as well as exactly how many people are in these vehicles, but officials said after analysing footage from surveillance cameras there appears to be about 15 vehicles and out of those 15 and they said they believe one is a bus, and two are trucks, and the rest, 13 of them, our cars. so far, one person is reported to have died from this and at least nine people have been rescued, and 11 more reported to be missing, but that figure is expected to rise as things come as it continues throughout the night. there is growing criticism as to why officials did not restrict access to the tunnel sooner, because a heavy rain alert was issued in this area for hours before the tunnel was completely some urged underwater, and i ve seen footage when this accident occurred. it was a matter of seconds, it was just a few seconds until the whole underground tunnel, the roadway, was completely submerged under water, so there is going to be a lot of criticism over
and its expected to get even hotter around the mediterranean next week. our simonjones has more on how nations across europe are coping. how big is that? you can see it over the fence! battling to save homes in the sweltering heat. in this town near alicante in spain, wildfires have been breaking out. one man from bristol, on holiday at his grandparents , was forced to tackle the flames himself. i was inside trying to get away from the heat and my brother came to me, rather nonchalantly going, hey, do you want to see a fire? he didn t really realise how bad the situation was, so we both go outside. the fire just started spreading. as a collective family we were attempting to try and hose it down. on the spanish island of la palma, at least 500 people have had to leave their homes, and the warning is there s more extreme hot weather on the way. in greece, the temperature could reach as high as 47 degrees in the coming days. it s forcing the country s most popular tourist att
for more than a month. we really feel the effects. in athens, greece s most popular attraction, the acropolis, is being closed during the hottest hours of the day to protect visitors. but for some, the heat won t stop them. the heat? it s hard, but we re going to push through it. and, you know, i don t know if i will ever be back, so i have to take advantage of the day. meanwhile, greek medics have been busy working alongside the red cross. we re here again to give people water, and also to give leaflets concerning the high temperature period here in greece. in croatia, this man lost his home to wildfires which have swept along the west coast. how big is that? you can see it over the fence. over in spain, this family were lucky. the field next to us is just completely burnt. there s a few bits of grass just here and there towards the edges that have been able to survive. but the vast majority of it isjust black and ashes. luckily, both ourselves and the neighbour that we were