of covid isolation. the predominant symptom is a sore throat. this is a president who has at this moment a mild respiratory illness. this is really good news. i m pamela brown in washington. you re live in the cnn newsroom. dangerous heat and a state of emergency. the oak fire explodes near yosemite national park in california. in fact it has devoured more than 14,000 acres and is zero percent contained since it erupted friday. at least ten buildings are destroyed and thousands more are in danger tonight. the wildfire rages as much of the country deals with extreme heat including triple digits in part of california. more than 90 million people are under heat alerts. new york has registered at least one heat-related death. some cities such as boston and newark, new jersey, have seen the mercury exceed 100 degrees. we have reporters and meteorologists nationwide covering the heat wave and the changing climate. cnn s pole o sandoval is in new york. reporter: new yorker
right to choose. in just moments, congressman eric swallow lays in on all of it. plus, what is it like on the front lines of the fight for reproductive health care. we meet a woman helping those fine care in oklahoma. and also this hour, calling out the gop s use of tucker carlos and syndrome, saying millions are now vulnerable to it. and a report from the south border, the way to seek asylum is no longer, thanks to a judge s ruling on title 42. this is american voices. we begin this hour the republican party, which in theory touts that rule of law, life itself. but in practice, practices hoarding power for a select few. we see it again and again from january 6th to overturning roe, even the baby formula crisis. take the conservative power couple justice clarence thomas and his wife jeanne. new details show that his wife worked to reverse biden s win in arizona. reporting shows she pressed lawmakers after the 2020 election to set aside joe biden s popular vote victory and c
lawmakers pass the most restrictive antiabortion law. it prohibits abortion after fertilization, with the exceptions of rape, incest, or to save the life of the mother. it is a copycat of the texas anti abortion law, allowing private citizens to file civil suits against any person who conducts or aids in abortion. if the supreme court overturns roe versus wade, at suspected, laws like these will likely be allowed to stand. and more laws like them are expected to pop up against the country. joining me now, to exactly director of trust women, rebecca tom. rebecca, explain to me in practice, what this law means for people in oklahoma. it means that they will be forced to carry pregnancies against their will. it means the people with needs will be able to get out of