i m anna coren live from hong kong. ahead on cnn newsroom, a fifth night of violence in france as anger boils over following the death of a teenager killed by police. we ll go to paris for a live report. new evidence that donald trump pressured officials to overturn the 2020 u.s. presidential election. what a source is telling us about trump s call to the governor of arizona. travelers are hitting the roads and skies in the u.s. on this fourth of july holiday weekend. but extreme weather is throwing a hitch in some of those trips. we begin in france where protesters of have rallied in force for a fifth straight night to condemn the fatal police shooting of a 17-year-old boy. overnight, authorities detained more than 700 demonstrators, some of whom set fires and overturned cars. in the paris suburb of laila rose, the mayor said a car was rammed into his home in what he called an that is saying attempt on his family. he says his wife and one of his children were injured
you are live in the cnn newsroom. good afternoon. and thank you so much for joining me. i m boris sanchez in for fredricka whitfield. we begin with a horrific mass shooting in baltimore. officials there just gave a public update on the investigation a short time ago. in all 30 people were shot at a na neighborhood block party, two dying from their wounds. police believe there were multiple shooters following a fight that was sparked at the block party. this is about people who cowardly decide to come to a celebration and shoot it up. let s call this what it is. let s not make this into some political dog whistle. the reality is i can tell you today that homicides in baltimore or down 20% but who cares today because 30 people were shot and two are dead. the reality is we re going to work hard every day to make sure we re reducing violence in baltimore, regardless of who is pulling the trigger, where they come from, baltimore city, baltimore county, kalamazoo michigan. if th
rahel solomon in for christine romans. a stormy and hot independence eve day eve, is in store for millions of people across the country. severe storms are expected to spread from mississippi to massachusetts, with wind gusts, hail and tornadoes possible in some areas. the streets of chicago flooded on sunday after record rainfall. meantime, more than 30 million people across the west coast, mid-atlantic and the carolinas will be under heat alerts today. and the severe weather could also mean another frustrating day at airports. nearly 7500 flights were delayed, more than 600 were cancelled across the u.s. on sunday. and since saturday, there have been almost 1,000 cancellations. so, a lot to get to, let s bring in right now, cnn meteorologist allison chinchar. allison, good morning. what areas are you watching specifically? good morning, rahel. two separate areas of western. the first one kind of slides up and down most of the east coast and a secondary position for the mid
Sign may seem like overkill, but repairing and relighting this prerevolution ice cream shop store front has been a long time coming. reporter: before fidel castro took power, havana was a sea of neon, after the 1959 revolution, the government seized all private businesses and as replacement parts became scarce, the signs began to go dark. cuba was an early adopter of neon, it rivaled paris and new york, in terms of the amount of neon. reporter: enter adolfo nadal. he co-founded a small band of mostly u.s. and cuban neon enthusiasts who make it their unlikely mission to rescue as many of the signs as possible. helps to see the city in the way, it brings back the memories of the city. people remember the signs from the 30s and 40s as well. reporter: the artisans who search out and repair the signs
Cofounded a small band of u.s. and cuban neon enthusiasts who made it their mission to rescue as many of the signs as possible. helps you see the city in a new way, brings back memories of the city. people remember these signs from the 30s and 40s in hassan that as well. reporter: the artisans who search out and repair the signs in a labor of love that can take months. it depends on the complexity of the metal structure, if it s in good condition, if we have to make parts, depends on the availability of the raw materials. unfortunately, none of these items you can find in this country and they have to be imported. pursuing neon signs can seem like a quixotic pursuit. even when restored the signs often stay dark during the regular power cuts here. the restorationists say fixing the sign is just a beginning of transformation. the people are more likely to walk down a well-lit street,