hello, and a warm welcome to our viewers here in the united states and all around the world. i m paula newton. ahead here on cnn newsroom, millions of americans starting their weekend off under heat alerts. we ll tell you when people could see some relief. plus, donald trump saying it would be dangerous if he were sent to prison. this as a date is finally set for one of the trials he faces. and [ chants ] that pretty much sums it up. okay. defending champions team usa dominates its opening match at the women s world cup. we re live in sydney and new york with all the highlights. we begin this hour with the extreme weather situation that just will not quit. more than 80 million americans are still under some sort of heat alert at this hour with no major relief in sight. high temperatures of 114 to 120 degrees are expected in southern california and across into texas on saturday. el paso, texas, topped 100 degrees friday afternoon for the 36th straight day. the old
world, you are watching cnn newsroom and i am rosemary church, just ahead, the clock is ticking for the u.s. to raise the debt ceiling or risk a default. and in the hours ahead, another key meeting between joe biden and kevin mccarthy is on the agenda. leaders of the g7 summit say that they want to bring peace to ukraine as president zelenskyy disputes moscow s claim that russian fighters control bakhmut. is but a resounding victory, greece fails to secure a majority in parliamentary elections, serving the country up for another round of voting soon. live from the cnn center, this is cnn newsroom with rosemary church. good to have you with us, with the g7 summit now behind him, he was president joe biden back in washington to face his most pressing issue right now. the impasse over the u.s. debt ceiling, in the coming hours, president biden will meet yet again, with house speaker kevin mccarthy to try to strike a deal on raising the countries borrowing limit. mccarthy s
the wire. the u.s. has 10 days before it could default on its debt. president biden returning to washington from an all important meeting with kevin mccarthy in the coming hours. it was a bountiful trip to the g-7 for ukraine s president heading home with military aid as the bloody battle for bakhmut reaches a critical stage. plus a historic mission, spacex and saudi arabia s first female astronaut into space. a message to the world live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom with rosemary church. did to have you with us, with the g7 summit now behind him, he was president joe biden s back in washington to face his most pressing issue right now. the impasse over the u.s. debt ceiling. in the coming hours, president biden will meet yet again with house speaker kevin mccarthy to try and strike a deal on raising the country s borrowing limit. mccarthy says he had a productive phone call with mr. biden as the president was returning from japan on sunday. there is only about
former president trump s home in florida. we do not know a lot about what will transpire in that hearing, but we do know that trump s team is already taking issue with some of of the judge s directives dlaming they do not want to tip their hand over potential legal defense if the former president might be indicted. more on that and the trump team s latest filing on the court of appeals in just a minute. plus hurricane feast owe na strengthened into a category 3 storm potentially on track to become a category 4. there s the map. you can see turks and caicos getting pounded. it has been crushing the caribbean islands for days leaving catastrophic destruction in its wake. coming up, the potential impact for folks up and down the east coast. finally, my conversation with the deputy secretary of state wendy sherman on the united nations general assembly and president biden s scheduled speech tomorrow. this morning the u.n. chief started things off by telling the assembly that th
after a russian missile strikes a second nuclear power plant. cnn is on the ground right now tracking the latest on the war including efforts to exhume hundreds of bodies in newly liberated territory. welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world, i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room. we begin our coverage this evening in the united kingdom where mourners got one final chance to say good-bye to queen elizabeth ii at her state funeral. the emotional tribute to the late monarch filled with music and memories, followed by a private burial service at the family tomb. cnn royal correspondent max foster has our report. prime ministers, presidents, leaders and dignitaries from around the world. more than 2,000 inside london s westminster abbey join together in chorus. the lord is my shepherd, reputably the queen s favorite hymn, sung during her wedding to prince philip in this very hall when she was a 21-year-old princess. the younger royal generation,