and all around the world. i m christina macfarlane in for max and bianca. just ahead on cnn newsroom more record-breaking heat expected across the southwest and more rainfall where we don t need it in the northeast. our increase in patients admitted with heat and humidity illness has skyrocketed. most of the grain being shipped out of this odesa port, one could understand that this city has major significance and could be one of the main targets for a russian reprisal. you can t stay in extreme left or extreme right. i don t think trump makes it to the finish line. he will be so entangled in legal problems that he doesn t make it that far. live thfrom london, this is cnn newsroom with max foster and bianca nobilo. it is tuesday, july 18, 9:00 a.m. in london, 4:00 a.m. in new york. and we begin with extreme weather in the united states. 65 million people under heat alerts from florida to california as far north as kansas, plus millions more under flood watche
medical emergencies on board a flight from las vegas to atlanta. the plane was delayed on the runway in 111-degree heat, with no ac, and get this, they were stuck there for four hours. people were allowed to get off, but were told that they would have to wait days for a new flight. a fox news field producer who was there describing the mayhem. you re telling us that we have multiple medical emergencies on the flight, the plane is still cannot get any cooler than it is, it is still hot, and we are sitting on the plane, and you are telling us, you have a choice to either sit here and get possibly sick and watch all this go down, or not get to your destination for days? i mean, people have jobs. we have lives that we need to get back to where you we are gog and you re basically telling us here on this hot plane or you are not getting to where you need to go. jeanine: she also said that babies were screaming. people were passing out. and folks were going to the bathroom on th
ybefore to know before you head out. and welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. i m christine romans. this morning reaction pouring in after the supreme court ruled to gut affirmative action, a move that will transform college admissions beiacross the countr. justices rules that colleges and universities can no longer consider race as part of their address missions process. the supermajority all voting to reverse decades of prez department. republicans praising the decide. kevin mccarthy said that it will leave to fairer admissions. but democrats are slamming the ruling. vice president kamala harris calling it a step backward that will make the nation s colleges less diverse. jessica schneider reports. reporter: the supreme court stirring up protests with its decision gutting affirmative action saying colleges and universities can no longer rely on race in the admissions process. but prospective students are still allowed to talk about how the
a familiar face at the political act conference in maryland, former president trump makes his pitch to be the republican nominee for the white house again. bakhmut could be on the verge of falling to russian troops but ukrainian forces say they re holding on in the fight to keep the city. over a month since the toxic train derailment in east palestine ohio, another norfolk southern freight train derails in the state live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom. with laila during crowd greeted former u.s. president donald trump saturday at the conserve in maryland, trump spoke nearly two hours promising retribution against democrats and republicans an scientific strap hold of cpack attendees found 62% want him to be the next republican presidential nominee compared to 20% who want florida governor ron desantis, cnn national correspondent christian holmes is there to at the conference and has this report. former president trump talking to a therapeutic crowd here at cpack
man who killed four people will not face the death penalty. the jury made the decision after the families of the victims pleaded for the shooter not to see another day. in moments we have can t miss reaction from the man who prosecuted the killer who executed 12 people in a colorado movie theater. pastor robert jeffords tells us what the bible says about the death penalty. plus, new york attorney letitia james made a name for herself going after former president trump and now she s on the hot seat. of republicans accusing her of leaking tax filings from the political nonprofit. we will tell you why attorney general merrick garland is facing new calls to the ag under the microscope. following the warning that saudi arabia will face consequences for teaming up with russia, delma cutting oil production, they are now punching back. suggesting the president s playing politics are urging oil producing nations not to cut production until after midterms. but we begin tonight in north