Twice in the last 24 hours. And an almost uncontrollable crowd in new york city. What police say led to the surge that resulted in dozens of arrests. And Tens Of Millions of people in the u. S. Once again starting the day under heat alerts. One city is even putting sunscreen on the roads. Announcer live from cnn center this is cnn newsroom with lynda kinkade. The republican front runner donald trump takes his Election Campaign to South Carolina tonight, a state considered a bellwether of future electoral outcomes, and trumps appearance at a republican event in Alabama Friday came hours after he pleaded not guilty for the second time in two days. That was for additional federal charges related to the classified documents case in florida. Special counsel jack smith has asked a federal judge to set strict rules for trumps legal team when they receive evidence in the 2020 election case. Smith wants to keep trump from having copies of key evidence, particularly grand jury testimony, for fea
welcome back, the knockout round of the women s world cup is under way, japan and norway face off in new zealand. norway fell behind in the 15th minute to give japan the lead 1-0. but just a few minutes later norway leveled the score with a cross and header into the back of japan s goal, 1-1. which is where we are right now at halftime. earlier power house spain crushed switzerland 5-1 securing their place in the quarterfinals for the first time in history. spain will play either the netherlands or south africa in the next round. the greatest gymnast of her generation, if not of all time, simone biles is looking to make a comeback this weekend. the seven-time olympic medalist is registered to compete in all four events at a competition saturday. cnn s carolyn meno has the
story. i guess i would describe myself as confident. reporter: flying high after five olympic medals in rio. i m always in awe when i watch her. sometimes i think she s unhuman because she s just so amazing. reporter: no one could have predicted how human simone biles would be five years later. the superstar gymnast withdrawing from five events at the tokyo games, prioritizing her mental health over her medal count. to bring the topic of mental health, i think it should be talked about a lot more, especially with athletes, because i know some of us are going through the same things and we re always told to push through it. we don t know what s going on in our head, so it was probably the most devastating thing that happened to her. reporter: biles says she s been in therapy weekly since stepping away. now she s ready for a comeback. this weekend marks her first elite competition since 2021, she s aware of how influential
she continues to be. at the end of the day we re not just entertainment, we re humans, and there are things going on behind the scenes that we re also trying to juggle with as well on top of sport. reporter: biles is recently married and kept a lower profile leading into this weekend but she has acknowledged the overwhelming support from fans. gymnastics has helped shape me and the people around, but i m really excited about life and what s to come and how i ve changed and evolved as a person. reporter: biles is planning on competing in four events at this saturday s core hydration classic, sold out for weeks ever since this news broke of her return, a lot of people also viewing this step back into elite gymnastics as the first step towards the paris olympic games, set to take place next summer. thanks to caroline for that report. astronomers are getting a whole new look at one celestial beauty, the ring nebula courtesy of nasa s james web space telescope. the nebula can be