and all around the world. i m christina macfarlane in for max and bianca. just ahead on cnn newsroom more record-breaking heat expected across the southwest and more rainfall where we don t need it in the northeast. our increase in patients admitted with heat and humidity illness has skyrocketed. most of the grain being shipped out of this odesa port, one could understand that this city has major significance and could be one of the main targets for a russian reprisal. you can t stay in extreme left or extreme right. i don t think trump makes it to the finish line. he will be so entangled in legal problems that he doesn t make it that far. live thfrom london, this is cnn newsroom with max foster and bianca nobilo. it is tuesday, july 18, 9:00 a.m. in london, 4:00 a.m. in new york. and we begin with extreme weather in the united states. 65 million people under heat alerts from florida to california as far north as kansas, plus millions more under flood watche
you re live in the cnn newsroom. i m jim acosta. we start with the escalating tensions between washington and beijing as antony arrives in china few hours from now. president biden said he hopes to meet with president xi jinping. the relationship between the u.s. and china has become increasingly strained after recent incidents. last month the u.s. accused the chinese jet of conducting an unnecessarily aggressive maneuver while intercepting an american spy plane over the south china sea. and back in february, we all remember when the u.s. shot down a chinese surveillance balloon off the coast of south carolina after it had floated across the country. president biden says he believes these tensions can be ironed out. i m hoping over the next several months, i ll be meeting with xi again and talking about legitimate differences we have but also, the areas that we can get along. blinken said he hopes to reestablish line of communication with china this weekend. the biden adm
special counsel s latest move aimed at keeping the defense from made the king potential evidence public. also tonight a live report from the texas panhandle how people are coping in the wake of a devastating tornado. plus, it s not just ukraine, you re reporting on russia s notorious wagner mercenaries spreading brutality to horrific warfare elsewhere. first up tonight the trump documents case in the new sign of how serious special counsel jack smith is about keeping the defense and the defendant rained in. also reminder today, this defendant has no desire to be reigned in. virtually everyone is saying that the fake indictment is about election interference and should not have been brought, except bill barr a disgruntled former employee, and very weak person, he knows the indictment is total [bleep], a stupid person named john bolton, mick mulvaney who has nothing going for him, absolutely nothing. two things to note about what you saw, first, all three people he is talki
hello and welcome to our viewers joining us from the united states and all around the world. i m laila harrak. u.s. secretary of state antony blinken meets with the chinese foreign minister in beijing. we ll have a love report from hong kong on the diplomatic state of his high-profile trip. african leaders visit russia hoping to help end the war in ukraine. what vladimir putin is saying about that possibility. and u.s. president joe biden hits the campaign trail. his first official rally for re-election as president. this hour, the u.s. secretary of state is holding talks in beijing to try to mend ties with china. moments ago, antony blinken began the first of several meetings with the country s foreign minister. u.s. officials say blinken s main goal is to re-establish lines of communication with senior chinese leaders, especially in the military. high-level talks have been disrupted in recent months, but u.s. president joe biden says they can get back on track. i m
the un secretary general has sent a special envoy to the region to coordinate humanitarian operations. we know that martin griffiths arrived in nairobi a short time ago. he called the situation catastrophic, stressing the need for humanitarian aid to enter the country. here s what we know about the situation on the ground. this is the scene in sudan s capital khartoum, this morning. air strikes have continued, despite a ceasefire. the army said it was attacking the city to flush out its paramilitary rivals, the rapid support forces. more than 500 deaths have been reported with the true number of casualties believed to be much higher. millions more remain trapped in khartoum. countries have been evacuating their nationals where they can. these pictures show us nationals boarding a military ship in port sudan. the first major aid flight, laden with medical supplies, has arrived in the country carrying eight tonnes of relief supplies, including health kits for hospitals. meritxe