texas power grid operator to warn people to cut back on the ac or face possible blackouts. extreme heat also roasting southern europe with wildfires raging in france and spain and a worsening drought in italy and portugal. and in the uk, monday was the third hottest day on record and today promises to be even hotter. even china is experiencing a massive heatwave with dozens of cities announcing heat alerts. we have live reports from north america, asia and europe and our coverage begins with melissa bell in france. reporter: southern europe in flames. vast swathes of the mediterranean engulfed by wildfires driven by the sweltering temperatures of europe s second heatwave this summer. from portugal through spain, italy and france, where one of two massive fires near the city ten to rage and spread. down here on the ground, you get a real sense of what the firefighters are facing. these parched conditions, the earth already dry for so many months of high temperatures and hose
killed, and 61 wounded. we are talking just this weekend. and the reality is those numbers are not out of the ordinary compared to prior weekends in america this year. across the country, people are frightened and fed up. i myself was hiding behind cars, because the shots kept getting closer and closer. we need justice. we need justice. and we need it, because we need our kids to be safe in the community. we shouldn t have to walk around having to watch our backs. i was almost asleep and heard numerous gunshots. 20 to 40. woke me up instantly. i don t need this in my backyard. nobody needs it in their backyard. like, i don t want to feel like i can t get home from work safe. over the last ten days we ve had three killed here and something like 23 injured. so it s a terrible situation. we will do as mayors what we have to do to keep our people safe, but we could sure use some help at the federal level. the stakes are higher. the pressure is greater. and after yea
to the moon! [golf ball bounces off rover] unbelievable. ugh. [ding] day two of the contempt trial for trump ally steve bannon, he is charged with defying subpoenas from the house committee investigating the capitol insurrection. here is what steve bannon said after court on monday. it was a very good first day, a long day for jury selection. i really want to thank all the jurors for being truthful and blunt. i thought that was great. we look forward to tomorrow, we re coming back and we ll get into it tomorrow. katelyn polantz is live in washington. good morning. so what are you expecting today in terms of opening statements? reporter: as much as bannon
you can see the operational conditions that allow you to push harder. i don t see that yet. it needs to continue. but i think ultimately there would be some form of a divided ukraine. i hope i m wrong, but i think there would be some form of a division that would take place. grateful as always. we ll continue the conversations. coming up for us, important breaking news. the house committee investigating the capitol insurrection asking three more republicans to cooperate with the probe. the details and why next. in gre. and also eacach other. digital tools so impressive, you just can t stop. what would you like the power to do? the sleep number 360 smart bed is on sale now. why choose proven quality sleep from sleep number? because the sleep number 360 smart bed really smart. it senseyour movement and automatically adjusts to help keep you both comftable all night. it s also temperature balancing, so you stay cl. it s so smart it knows exactly how long, how well, and whenou slept.
chase, he ended up firing his weapon and shooting sedario. just a few minutes ago, kate, the d.a., who was very specific during this press conference basically said this young man who was 12 years old, basically said he was on the ground in a push-up position, essentially giving up when he was shot in the back. mendoza now facing a multitude of charges, including first and third degree murder charges. what a mess. jason, thank you. z incredible story. coming up also, more breaking news out of water. the house committee investigating the capitol insurrection is asking three republican lawmakers to voluntarily cooperate with their investigation. details are just coming in. we ll get to that after the breaeak.