july saw the world heating up. now political debates around energy and climate change also hotting up too. the government has said it will back hundreds of new licences for oil and gas production sites like this in the north sea. it has also confirmed it will support two new carbon capture and storage projects in northeast scotland and the humber. these would capture carbon dioxide where fossil fuels are burned and pipe it under the sea to store it. climate campaigners fear it is a tactic to keep the fossil fuel industry in business. the prime minister on a visit to aberdeenshire argued today s announcements would help the uk reach its net zero target by 2050 while still backing new oil and gas. even in 2050, when we are at net zero, it is forecast that around a quarter of our energy needs will still come from oil and gas. that s why technologies like carbon capture and storage are important. but what is important is that we get the oil and gas in the best possible way, and t
hard-won release from kremlin custody. also tonight, new questions about special counsel jack smith s grand jury schedule as a potential third indictment of donald trump looms. we ll explore why there are indications the panel did not meet today, as had been widely expected. and a fresh sign of the struggles for ron desantis and his presidential bid. the republican drastically cutting his campaign staff as he aims for a reset and subtraction against trump. welcome to our viewers here in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room. our top story tonight, a former american prisoner of russia wounded on the battlefield in ukraine. let s go right to cnn s alex marquardt. he is in the ukraine war zone for us. he s got more on the revelations about marine veteran trevor reed. what are you learning, alex? well, wolf, let s start with what we do know. there is lots we re still trying to figure out. what we do know is former marine tr
[high-pitched rewind whine] [projector humming] i grew up as a big-headed baby in seattle, moved to nicaragua when i was three, made friends with parrots and sloths. moved back to washington state when i was five, learned to play the bassoon. moved to illinois and joined the drama club, and eventually, i landed in los angeles as dunder mifflin s assistant to the regional manager. - please welcome rainn wilson. - rainn wilson. - yet for all my success, my wife and son, whom i love, a nice house, people tattooing my face on their feet. [beeping, whirring] [sighs] you d think i d be happier. [upbeat music] but like so many others, i struggle. to find fulfillment. amy. to find true joy. i need to be honest with you all. it s just i ve been going through a really hard time recently on a number of different levels, and i ve been feeling a little bit low, a little bit less than, a little depressed and humbled and lost these days. and so i ve churned through countless thera
so get allstate, and be better protected from mayhem, like me. roar. (sfx: family screams in background) the july fourth holiday marred by mass shootings in two american cities. philadelphia authorities captured a suspect they say wore body armor and a ski mask as he shot and killed five people and injured two children. just a few hours later, in fort worth, texas, a gunman indiscriminately fired into a crowd, killing three. also tonight, the kremlin claims it foiled a ukrainian drone attack on moscow, calling the attempted strike a terrorist attack. this as russia s relentless shelling kills two in the southern ukrainian city of kherson. cnn is live on the ground in ukraine. plus today is not a holiday for republicans hoping to move into the white house in 2024. they re hitting the campaign trail and parade routes in the key early states of iowa and new hampshire. welcome to our viewers here in the united states and all around the world. wolf blitzer is off. i m alex m
haven t seen. even when kim jong-un was launching missiles and tensions were reaching near crisis level back in 2017, he launched 23 missiles throughout the entire year. he has already surpassed that considerably in in terms of the number of tests this year and fired seven missiles just in the last two weeks. this is more than he has done since he came to power in 2011. and it raises a question, because north korea is not using these for propaganda. you are not seeing images on north korean state media like we normally would see, 24 years after the launch. that that says to me and analysts i m speaking with, these launches are for scientific knowledge and to prove a point, some believe, that he wants those to know his arsenal is there, capable. and even at a time of global conflict, he has weapons that he feels can, you know, stand on their own. obviously, some people think this is all a cry for attention. i think politics might have less to do with it in that there is a list