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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 i ....
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. ....
history of havana. his team s dream as they slowly bring the lights back as the neon signs are not just part of the city s past, but also its future. patrick ottman, cnn, havana. thanks for that report. and thank you so much for sharing your afternoon with us. i m boris sanchez. the cnn newsroom will continue in just a moment. you re in the cnn newsroom. i m paula reid in washington. jim acosta has the day off. and we begin this hour, as we have so many times, the horror of yet another mass shooting in america. the latest rampage, a holiday block party in baltimore. at least two people are dead and a staggering 28 others injured. here is another jaw-dropping number. 14 of the victims are under the age of 18. claire pazmino joins us. have investigators been able to piece together what happened here? well, paula, police are still very much in the early stages of this investigation. we have learned two important things in the last hour. first, police have now c ....
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, ....
Metal structure, if it s in good condition, she says. if we have to make new part, it depends on the availability of the raw materials unfortunately, none of the items are in the country and they have to be imported. repairing them can be like a quixotic pursuit. every day, even when they re restored, the signs often stay dark during the regular power cuts here. the restorationists say fixing up the signs are just the beginning of a transformation. people are more likely to walk down a well-lit street, less likely to throw trash on the ground. and a little bit of hope as well. nadal says the signs are his small b-52 to the homeland he left at a young age. i m cuban-american. i wanted to come back and make a contribution to my country. and i m a neon guy. so i figure that neon would be a wonderful thing to do. it goes in keeping with the ....