and there. it faces the television on the angle that isn't direct so he can still talk to everybody but not so wide that the picture looks distorted. >> perhaps there is hope for you after all. ♪ welcome to all of you in the united states and around the world. i'm anna coren coming to you live from hong kong. ahead this hour, ukraine's president visits the front line of the war vowing to reclaim territory and stop russian gains. we're live in kyiv with details. the country has endless fields ready to plow. leftover mines, high fuel prices, and a russian blockade risk turning a bountiful harvest into a global food disaster. in a few hours polls will open in colombia for a

presidential runoff. we'll look at who the candidates are and what issues are on voters' minds. we're tracking developments in ukraine where the area around the capital, kyiv, was rattled by a series of explosions a short time ago. military officials say air defenses worked on enemy targets and that so far there have been no fires or casualties reported. officials are also urging people to stay in shelters. the blasts happened a day after president volodymyr zelenskyy went to odesa, mykolaiv, and visited residential areas hammered by russian artillery and missiles. he says ukraine will not yield any territory in the region. >> translator: we will not give away the south to anyone. we will return everything that's ours, and the sea will be ukrainian and safe. >> meanwhile, thick smoke rose over the separatist-held city of donetsk saturday after images

appearing to show incoming artillery. the mayor says civilians were hurt and several city blocks were damaged. cnn's salma abdelaziz is standing by in kyiv with more developments in ukraine. before we get to the president's trip, tell us about these latest attacks on kyiv. >> reporter: absolutely. these are very rare. we often do hear air raid sirens here, but the last time there was an attempted russian missile strike on the capital was june 9th. in the early hours of this morning we heard air raid sirens go off. one of our producers heard the sound of explosions. we later heard from officials that the air defense systems had been deployed and intercepted russian missiles. there are no casualties, no damage, so it's unclear what the target was. again a reminder of russian forces that they are still capable of hit organize targeting the capital, although again, those strikes are quite rare. it comes a day after president zelenskyy himself was on the front lines in this country. it's part of a continuation of

his strategy to be an ever-present leader, to provide that constant morale boost to troops and residents that live along these frontline areas. his visit stop was mykolaiv. that's a major flashpoint city early on in the conflict. army barracks in maykolaiv were struck by russian war planes, killing and injuring dozens of ukrainian soldiers. this is an area that is consistently shelled, struck, by russian forces. we saw president zelenskyy touring that damage alongside the regional governor. he wanted to give that boost, that support. just reading a quote of what he said while he was there. special attention was paid to threats from land and sea, we do not stop working for victory. and the sea part of this is important. because his next stop was odesa. that's a major port city, again. it's through that city that ukraine hopes to be able to export grain. but they say that russian warships are essentially blockading the black sea,

forcing them -- making them unable to export their goods. so this is another important issue for president zelenskyy, one he's been trying to find a resolution to. the update from officials there is that there's nine civilian ships in those waters that are currently being block dated by russian forces. this is of high concern. not just ukraine, of course, but to the larger market. ukraine being one of the world's largest grain exporters providing that bread basket for africa, for the middle east. this is an international issue that has yet to find a solution. >> salma abdelaziz, thank you. no word about the fate of three u.s. military volunteers missing in ukraine. two of the men disappeared near kharkiv last week before this picture of them was posted on a telegram. two separate videos later appeared on pro-russian social media and news outlets that appear to show the two americans in captivity. we are not showing the footage because they are clearly under duress.

the state department cannot confirm they've been captured by russia and the kremlin says it has no idea what happened to them. the third american, a former marine, has been missing since april. a first round of strikes near kharkiv has some residents worried about the return of mass shelling. ukrainian officials say russian strikes damaged a tram depot and set fire to an apartment building. officials say no one was hurt. ukraine's second-largest city has suffered heavy bombardment since the very start of russia's war. now amnesty international is accusing russia of committing war crimes during an offensive to take kharkiv. the organization says it documented 28 indiscriminate strikes between late february and late april, including a cluster bomb strike in a parking lot as people lined up to get humanitarian aid. and an attack on a cemetery that killed a man as he stood by his

father's grave. in its report amnesty says the attacks documented were explicit violations of the geneva consequences which prohibit attacks on nonmilitary targets, as well as the intention altar getting of civilians. joining me now is maria adibya, security expert and resident of kharkiv. maria, great to have you with us. the amnesty international report accuses russia of indiscriminate attacks on your home city of kharkiv using internationally banned cluster munitions and scatterable land mines. firstly, tell us about the human toll and impact that it has had on kharkiv. >> that was what russia was doing constantly since the beginning of the war, since 24 february. there was not a single day when russian troops were not shelling the city. and according to the latest

data, 841 civilians were killed in kharkiv, among them 46 children. every day we have new cases because since ukrainian troops pushed russia to the border, now the russian troops are trying to get more and advance more and gain closer to the city. these attacks again continue, and every new day brings us new and new attacks with cluster munitions and all kinds of other weapons russia has been using to attack ukraine. >> residential neighborhoods have been shelled, i believe 600 residential buildings destroyed in kharkiv alone. russia is targeting infrastructure across ukraine. tell us about the extent of the damage and the impact that it is having. >> yeah, the numbers now grew significantly from the number that amnesty international is

providing. according to the latest data, the government officials in kharkiv tell us it's about now 3,000 residential buildings that were severely damaged or destroyed since the beginning of the war. and including 100 schools and about 90 kindergartens. and that means that russia is deliberately targeting not only residential areas, but also critical infrastructure and also all the objects that allow the city to function normally. and that means that it will not be -- the city will not be able to return to the normal life soon because people just don't have their homes where to return. the schools will not return back to normal. and today just about half an hour ago, news came in that a large fuel depot was attacked at

dnipro region, a nearby region. ukraine now already has a very large problem with fuel supply, and that means that again there will be a huge deficit and people will not be able to use their cars. and this problem will increase in the upcoming days. >> maria, the report from amnesty international accuses russia of war crimes in its attempts to capture kharkiv. realistically what will this amount to? >> kharkiv was all the time number one target for russia. because it's the second-largest city of ukraine. and it is very close to the russian border, only 40 kilometers away. so even if the russian troops are pushed back to the territory of russia, they will be able to shelter there. and they were doing so. they have deployed their

iskander rockets. the range allows them to shelter the city even in the territory of russia. so until the war is over or there is some kind of cease-fire, kharkiv will continue to be under attack, and it's very dangerous to be in this city. that's what government officials tell civilians. stay home, don't go to the streets because when on the streets, people are all the time exposed to the attacks, and civilians show us that. people might get killed just because they are on the streets doing their normal daily life. and then they are not aware that it will happen. >> we have seen that time and time again. leaders of germany, france, italy, and romania were in kyiv showing support for ukraine. i understand you met with german chancellor scholz. what was your message to him and the others, and how do you feel

about the west's commitment to ukraine thus far? >> it was an exclusive opportunity, and generally this visit was very great, had a great symbolic message to all ukrainians. because we see that the unity and support of our allies for ukraine. but what we need most now in ukraine is weapons. is everyone telling me this, that we need weapons right now. because russia is now launching a new offensive in donbas, trying to get as much territory of ukraine as possible. and it means they're targeting civilian population. and we don't have time to wait. great support and all the help that is coming, but we need weapons, anti-aircraft systems right now, this moment. because this will allow to defend ukrainian cities and to defend ukrainian civilians from new attacks. because russia every day

launches new missiles from the territory of russia onto ukraine. and some of them hit the target, like it happened today in dnipro region. some of them will be shot down by the anti-aircraft systems. but we need these weapons to stop this offensive or at least to stop some kind of aggression. it will allow ukrainian troops to push russians further into the territory of russia and further from ukrainian territory. >> maria, we certainly appreciate your time, speaking to us, and offering us this very personal insight into what is happening in your country. many thanks for joining us. >> thank you. we've been telling you about the looming food crisis caused by russia's blockade of ukrainian ports. about 22 million tons of grain is now stranded in ukraine, which means according to u.n.

estimates some 49 million people worldwide may not be able to put food on the table. as michael holmes reports, the blockade is also taking a toll on ukrainian farmers. >> reporter: a farm in ukraine stretches to the horizon. in years past, it would yield shipments of grain to be exported to the rest of europe, africa, and china. before the war, ukraine was the fourth-largest exporter of grain in the world. but now the crops may be difficult to transport anywhere because of russia's blockade of the country's black sea ports. the owner of this farm near mykolaiv says she still has silos full of last year's harvest but can't sell it because buyers can't ship it. >> translator: i think that we'll have big losses. first of all, it's the loss of crop capacity. secondly, it's a loss of money. there's nowhere to export, no sale of grain.

so it will really affect everything in the future. >> reporter: tank obstacles lining the farmland here, the front lines just 20 kilometers away. signs everywhere of earlier battles. a processing plant destroyed by russian troops. a bombed-out tractor shed. >> translator: we repaired the grain hopper. it was totally blown up. we already welded it, did major rares, as it should be. now we're fixing other things like the glass that was broken. >> reporter: another farmer says his wheat and sunflower fields are ready to plow, but his workers are afraid to drive their tractors in fields which could be near combat operations or contain leftover russian mun munitions. finding enough fuel to run the equipment is another problem. prices are sky high and many farmers must wait weeks for diesel deliver whys. ukraine's deputy head of agriculture says it all adds up to a dismal forecast for the season and says the country's

grain harvest will likely drop from 86 million tons last year to around 48.5 million tons this year, impacting all of the countries which rely on ukrainian exports at a time when global food prices are rising and there is dwindling supply. >> translator: it's due to russian blockades we are unable to export our food, which is so sorely missing in global markets. the world will face an acute and severe food crisis and famine. famine in many countries of asia and africa. >> reporter: ukraine is looking to other routes to export its goods through romania and poland. and there are plans to build temporary silos on the border to store new crops. but with so much grain sitting in the fields or in warehouses, many farmers fear there are few good outcomes. storage terminals have been targeted and destroyed in the fighting. crops left in the ground are at risk of fire.

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the presidential runoff election in colombia between the leftist and populist self-proclaimed king of tiktok hernandes. some of the key issues dominating the election are the economy, income inequality, corruption, and a rapidly degrading security situation made worse by criminal drug gangs. petro is promising sweeping social and economic reforms, while hernandes has campaigned on anti-corruption rhetoric and calls to shrink government. financial security is the top issue on the minds of many colombian voters. it's especially important to those made poorer by high inflation. stephano has more. >> reporter: the family live in two rooms in a cheap ocean in

bogota. at night 12 people squeeze into bunk beds on the nor, sleeping wherever there is some space. it wasn't always like this. last year this group of indigenous people lived in a house in another part of town. but in january, rent became too pricey. they had to leave. now they must pay for their rooms every night to have a roof over their heads and money is very tight. everything got more expensive, he says, who told us he sometimes skins meals so his children can eat a little more. >> translator: i know i can make it. i have faith in myself. i know with my work i can get through this. but sometimes the system plays against you. >> reporter: their situation is not unique. millions of colombians are increasingly struggling to make ends meet, and food insecurity is on the rise. according to the world food program, colombia's food prices have increased the most across latin america since the start of the year. in part as a consequence of the

war in ukraine. >> translator: i'd say it started about five or six months ago that prices have really gone up. >> reporter: it sounds like a paradox after ten years of solid economic growth. but 3 out of 5 colombians responding to a late april poll said young people will be worse off than their parents. but things are set to change. >> after decades of the same economic recipe, colombians have votesed for change. progressing to the second round of the presidential election on sunday, each candidate with his own plan to fix the country's economy. even within change, there are different trends. which one of the two will come up on top? left-wing candidate petro is at his third attempt to win the presidency. right now his proposal in an interview with cnn, he sets his eyes on household income. >> translator: there's a gap between how much the salaries

grew, little, and how much food prices grew, a lot. that has caused rising levels of hunger. and that's where you have the crisis. >> reporter: petro plans a radical rethinking of colombia's economy, doing away with exporting fossil fuels and focusing on food production supported by public spending. that will include renegotiating a free trade agreement with the united states. his opponent, fernandez, instead is in favor of free enterprise and lower taxes on basic goods to help everyday colombians. running a campaign against corruption, help pledges to lead a government of austerity. >> translator: i'm going to rule by example. let's start there. taking away old privileges of the politicians that have no justification and are no good to the common people. >> reporter: the two candidates are neck and neck. he's undecided but hopes whoever

prevails will be able to open a new chapter for colombia. what we have now is unbearable, he says. britain is about to be hit by its biggest nationwide rail strike in decades as workers fight for a new pay deal. it comes as thousands protest the rising cost of living. itn's neil connery has details. >> reporter: britain's biggest rail strike for more than three decades will bring huge disruption to millions of passengers this week. around half the network will be closed. only one-fifth of services running. rail unions have confirmed the strikes are going ahead after talks over pay, jobs, and conditions failed to break the deadlock. >> we need a guarantee of no compulsory redundancies, we need to negotiate change rather than have it imposed on us, and we need a pay rise. our people like every british worker is suffering from the cost of living crisis. we need a decent pay deal.

>> reporter: as concerns over the cost of living crisis grow, thousands of protesters joined this tuc march in london. with the bank of england predicting inflation will hit 11% later this year, demonstrator, including teachers, spoke of their anger. >> students are hungry in the morning. they are coming to school tired, they're hungry. they can't concentrate in class. and it's becoming ever-decreasing circles. >> price of food going up. price of fuel going up. and if you're a young person, it makes it hard to even think what does the future look like for us? can't really afford much at the moment. >> reporter: the tuc says its research suggests that workers' real-terms pay has dropped significantly. >> ever since the financial crash, people losing out to the tune of 20,000 pounds in total because pay hasn't kept pace with inflation. this year of all years, when

we've got nurses and care workers visiting food banks, we need to make sure that ordinary people have enough money to live on. >> reporter: the government says it's put in place 37 billion pounds' worth of measures to help with the cost of living crisis. >> 1,200 pounds for 8 million of the most vulnerable households. 400 pounds for everybody to help with the cost of living. that money's coming through. >> reporter: but with rail strikes getting under way this week, the pressures of the cost of living crisis are mounting up. with some wondering if a summer of discontent could be on the cards. neil connery, itv news. i'm anna coren. if you're joining from north america, more "cnn newsroom" in just a moment. for international viewers, "inside africa" is next.

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welcome back. i'm anna coren in hong kong. you are watching "cnn newsroom." a dangerous heat wave is crossing over parts of europe. in france, more than 200 monthly high temperature records were broken on saturday. several southwestern cities even saw all-time highs. cnn's alison chin which a reports on heat waves around the world. >> reporter: a scorching summer comes early in western europe. unprecedented heat swelters

nearly one-third of the u.s. population. brutally high temperatures turn lethal in india. around the globe, record-breaking heat and other extreme weather events are affecting millions as the impacts of the climate crisis intensify worldwide. unusual scenes in southern england where shores were packed friday as a heat wave in western europe brings unseasonably hot temperatures to the uk. >> 30 degrees today. it's mad the way things are going. >> reporter: in france, where only about 5% of homes have air conditioners, people took refuge in the shade and outdoor parks to try to escape the heat. two-thirds of the country is under orange or red heat wave alerts. in spain, they saw the highest temperatures for this time of year in four decades. some parts of the country so hot, wildfires have burned more than 20,000 hectares of land. the flames fueled by the high heat and windy conditions. in parts of india, doctors are

warning vulnerable people like senior citizens not to leave the house without taking precautions against the sun. hospitals there have registered an increase in hdehydration comes. northeast india sees deadly flooding and extreme weather combinations being seen in the u.s. in a matter of hours last monday, roads at one of america's most visited national parks were inundated amid torrential downpours and rapid snowmelt in yellowstone national park. millions in the u.s. suffer heat and humidity that put more than 125 million in the southwest under advisories earlier in the week. it's a confluence of climate events scientists say has an obvious cause. >> obviously, in the long run the only solution is to bring carbon emissions to close to zero and eventually halt global warming and thereby halt the increase in extreme heat events.

>> experts warning hotter temperatures and extreme weather may soon become more common and severe in an increasingly warming world. allison chinchar, cnn. several cities will continue to swelter in the coming days. cnn meteorologist derek van dam joins us with more. we're not even in the height of summer. >> summer comes, what's the date today? the 19th, i think? the 21st is the first day of summer in northern hemisphere. we are talking about yet another heat wave, right? this time we've got a very interesting weather pattern shaping up. bear with me on this. you've heard of the greek letter omega, right? google it if you haven't seen that before. but really that's what's happening right now with the weather pattern across north america. look at this almost omega shape to this weather pattern. so what it does is we've got cool air, low pressure on either side of what is called a heat dome. and that heat dome is stuck

across central portions of the u.s. kind of expanding, undulating west and east depending where its center is located. what it's doing is trapping heat and it's causing our heat wave across the central portions of the united states at the moment. it's going to build through the course of this week, and we have the potential to set over 100 records in terms of high temperatures. we have already noticed the heat advisories and excessive heat warnings starting to pop up from the national weather service. heat indices, how it feels on your skin as you step outside, factoring in temperature as well as humidity levels and dew point levels. into some of the major cities like minneapolis-st. paul, you could feel temperatures about 105 today and into next week. look at these temperatures saturday. these are daily high records that were broken. incredible to see memphis, tennessee, at 100. their previous record high was 98. here's the list of the record

temperatures or at least the scattering of temperatures that we should expect to see broken in the coming days. over 100 from today right through thursday. just to give you an example, you can see temperatures for houston which should be about 93. we'll reach the triple digits. more of the same for dallas on monday. the above-average weather following that heat dome we showed you at the beginning of this broadcast and eventually move to the southeast, atlanta expecting to break the triple-digit heat mark early next week. not great news for the western u.s. that's continuing with drought. the two largest wildfires still burning out of control. looking nforward in time to moo sonnal moisture that will bring much-needed rainfall to new mexico and arizona. >> derek, we appreciate it. a firefighter in philadelphia was killed yesterday following the collapse of a building little after the flames were extinguished.

he was a 27-year veteran of the department. four other firefighters and a city employee were pulled alive from the rubble and are recovering. it's unclear what caused the fire. all flags in philadelphia will be flown at half staff for 30 days in williamson's honor. hearings resume tuesday in the investigation of the deadly riot at the u.s. capitol on january 6th. it will be the fourth of seven expected hearings and will focus on donald trump's attempts to coerce several state officials to throw out their 2020 election results after he lost. cnn's marcia cohen previews what's ahead. >> the january 6th committee continues its work with a major hearing set for tuesday. this is the fourth public hearing, and it will focus on former president donald trump's efforts to overturn the 2020 election in two specific states

that he lost, georgia and arizona. the panel will feature testimony from two senior georgia officials, secretary of state brad rathens berger, and one of his top deputies, gabe sterling. they are both conservative republicans who supported trump in 2020, but they refused to do his bidding after the election when he pressured them to interfere with the vote counting. in a critical phone call just a few days before january 6th, former president trump desperately tried to get raffensperger to mess with the vote tallies and overturn joe biden's victory. take a listen to that shocking call. >> so look, all i want to do is this. i just want to find, uh, 11,780 votes. which is one more than we have. because we won the state. >> the committee will also hear from rusty bowers. he's currently the speaker of

the arizona house of representatives. he's a republican, and he also supported donald trump in 2020. just like the other witnesses who are testifying, bowers was on the receiving end of a pressure campaign by trump and trump's attorney at the time, rudy giuliani. they wanted him to toss aside biden's victory in arizona and appoint republican electors instead. but bowers publicly rejected those efforts, and he publicly rejected trump's baseless claims of massive voter fraud. also earlier this year, he even blocked a bill that some republicans were pushing in arizona that would have allowed the republican legislature there to overturn elections in future. the democratic-run select committee has tried to drive home the point that january 6th was about so much more than what happened at the capitol. they say it was a months-long effort to overturn the will of the people, and in the view of the committee, they say it was

an attempted coup. marshall cohen, cnn, washington. a week ago, gun safety legislation seemed a done deal in congress. now it's not so certain. we'll explain what's holding up a final bill as senators race against the clock before their summer recess. and new information on the confusion at the scene of the deadly school shooting in uvalde, texas. we'll have the latest just ahead. or ulcerative colitis syms are stopping you in your tracks... choose stelara® frfrom the start... and move toward relief after the first dose... with injectionons every two months. stelara® may increase your risk of infections, some serious, and cancer. before treatment, get tested for tb. tell your doctor if you have an infection, flu-like symptoms, sores, new skin growths, have had cancer, or if you need a vaccine. pres, a rare, potentially fatal brain condition, may be possible. some serious allergic reactions

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u.s. senators return to washington on tuesday to try and hammer out a bipartisan bill on gun control. following a wave of horrific mass shootings. with major disagreements still unresolved, time is extremely tight if they want to get a floor vote by the end of the week. cnn's daniela diaz has our report. >> reporter: the bipartisan group of senators have been working around the clock to

finalize the text, the details, for this gun safety legislation. remember, they actually finished a framework over a week ago. now they're writing the legislation, but they have two sticking points that these republicans and democrats cannot agree on. the first being the so-called boyfriend loophole. it's a disagreement between these groups over people who are prohibited from owning or purchasing guns because of a domestic violence conviction. currently that ban does not apply to some people who are dating, dating partners. it only applies to spouses, couples who share a child, or people who live together. so that is what they're trying to figure out is what defines a boyfriend. another sticking point that they have is funding for incentivizing states to implement red flag laws. some republicans would rather use that funding to create, quote, crisis intervention programs. so there's a disagreement between the two groups, republicans and democrats, and these bipartisan negotiations,

as they try to finalize the text. what happens next? well, they're using the momentum that they have right now to finalize this bill so that they can put it to a vote, hoping they can do by this week before the senate goes on a two-week summer recess. the problem being the sticking points have not been resolved, and even though the senate is going on this recess, they're still planning to continue working when they come back from their home states this next week and to negotiate in person to try to finalize these details. but it remains to be seen whether they will be able to do that. daniela diaz, cnn, washington. the city of miami is not waiting to see what congress does on gun control. a voluntary gun buy-back program got under way saturday with dozens of rifles, shotguns, and handguns turned in, no questions asked. one man even surrendered a homemade pistol. the city will pay up to $150 for military-style weapons.

miami has partners with the u.s. state department to export any suitable firearms to the ukrainian military. the texas house committee investigating the deadly school shooting in uvalde, texas, says city police will voluntarily testify on monday. but there's no word yet on whether the embattled school police chief, pete arrendondo, will appear. 19 children and two teachers were killed. cnn's rosa flores is in texas with new details on the chaos that ensued once the attack began. >> reporter: we are learning more from a neighboring county sheriff about the law enforcement response, the communications on the scene, and also the command structure or lack thereof. according to the zavala county sheriff, he says he arrived on scene after 12:00 p.m. on that day. according to the texas dps official timeline, that is more than 30 minutes after the

shooter entered the school and started shooting into a classroom, but before the shooter was shot and killed at 12:50 p.m. now selena says that he arrived on scene on the southeast side of campus. texas dps says the shooter entered the school and started shooting on the west side of campus. salinas said when he arrived, police had set up a perimeter at the school, that it was chaotic. he had his portable radio with him. he said that he could hear radio traffic from texas dps, but he could not hear radio task from uvalde p.d. nor the uvalde school district police officers. i asked him, who was in charge of the scene at the time? he said that he never heard anyone say that they were in charge of the scene. texas dps identified school police chief pete arredondo as the incident commander, something he refuted in an interview saying he didn't identify himself as that. back to salinas. he says shortly after he arrived, an off-duty border

patrol officer was asking for help evacuating students. so he helped evacuate between four and five classrooms. he says he heard, after that, that the shooter was down so he got closer to the area where the shooting actually happened. he says that he entered the building for moments. he said that he remembers seeing the hallway being foggy and hazy, it being very loud in there. a lot of people on the ground being treated, being given medical attention. he said that he left shortly thereafter because another officer asked for help clearing other classrooms, so he went to go do that. i asked, why did officers not go into the scene, into the school to stop the shooter sooner? and this sheriff says from where he was, he did not hear any gunshots being fired. if you're like me, you're probably wondering how is it possible to be on the scene of the shooting and not hear gunshots? i also talked to a woman who lives across the street from the school but away from where the shooting happened.

she also says that on that day, she was there all day and she did not hear gunshots. but again, the account by this neighboring law enforcement officer shines light on the law enforcement response on that day, the communications, and also the command structure or lack thereof. rosa flores, cnn, houston. americans are celebrating the country's newest national holiday. coming up, we'll take a look at the festivities and history of juneteenth. qulipta™ can help prevent migraine attacks. you can't prevent what's going on outside, that's why quliptata™ helps what's going on inside. qulipta™ is a pill. gets right to wowork to prevent migraine attacks and keeps them away over time. qulipta™ blocks cgrp a protein believed to be a cause of migraine attacks. qulipta™ is a preventive treatment for episodic migraine. most common side effects are nausea, constipation, and tiredness. learn how abbvie can help you save on qulipta™.

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some parts are easy, some parts are hard. >> the white house says the president did not need medical attention. cities around the u.s. are holding parades and festivities all weekend long in honor of juneteenth. the holiday officially takes place on sunday as the name is a blend of june and 19th. it commemorates the end of slavery in the u.s. at the end of the civil war. cnn's fredericka whitfield has more on its history and the long road for its national recognition. >> reporter: juneteenth is a celebration that marks the end of slavery in the united states. also known as emancipation day, many consider it to be the country's second independence day. it was on june 19, 1865, that union soldiers led by this man, general gordon granger, arrived in galveston, texas, with orders to inform residents that the

civil war had ended and to tell enslaved african americans they were finally free. the message came more than two years after president abraham lincoln had issued the emancipation proclamation. his order was difficult to enforce, so many slaves didn't see freedom until the end of the war. many african americans have marked the anniversary for years. but it was a woman from texas named opal lee who started a movement to make juneteenth a federal holiday. known as the grandmother of juneteenth, the 95-year-old campaigned on the issue for decades. she even held a 2 1/2-mile march each year to commemorate the 2 1/2 years it took for slaves in texas to learn they were free. >> please, please continue the kinds of things that you know we need to become one people here.

it's not a white thing, it's not a black thing. it's an american thing. >> reporter: in 1980, texas became the first state to make juneteenth a state holiday. by 2019, 47 states and the district of columbia followed suit. last year, president joe biden signed a law making juneteenth a federal holiday. a dream come true for lee and for so many others. >> by making juneteenth a federal holiday, all americans can feel the power of this day and learn from our history and celebrate progress and grapple with the distance we've come. but the distance we have to travel. >> reporter: a historical marker can be seen today in galveston, texas, at the site where general granger and his troops head up their headquarters announcing the end of slavery. today, americans recognize

juneteenth with parties and gatherings and the day is marked as a celebration of african american freedom and achievement. >> i'd scream it from the house tops, that unity is freedom. people have been taught to hate. if people have been taught to hate, they can be taught to love. >> reporter: fredericka whitfield, cnn. >> what a great message. for viewers in europe, latin america, and north america, special coverage marking juneteenth. the musical event "juneteenth: a global celebration for freedom" begins sunday night at 8:00 p.m. eastern. join don lemon for special coverage before the concerts 7:00 p.m. eastern only on cnn. thanks so much for your company. i'm anna coren live from hong kong. we'll have more news for you at the top of the hour. kim brunhuber picks up after the break. you are watching "cnn newsroom." please stay with us.

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