welcome to all of you watching us here in the united states, canada and all around the world. ahead on cnn newsroom -- >> we don't have gas. we don't have power. we don't have water. we only want the shooting to stop. >> we take you to the front lines of russia's invasion of ukraine, where the sounds of war are a constant reminder to the deadly threat drawing closer to thousands. and president biden is

carrying on his climate agenda, despite the supreme court ruling that curbs the powers of the environmental protection agency. and we're live from the weather center on what could be a rocky start for travelers this fourth of july holiday weekend aloss the u.s. we begin in ukraine, where a weapon is starting to gain action on the battlefield. ukraine has used the rocket launchers to take out russian command posts and other targets. four of those systems are in ukraine with four more on their way. meanwhile, president zelensky is accusing russia of terrorism, following missile strikes on a residential area near odesa.

he says no one should buy russia's usual spins on attacks like this one. here he is. >> translator: three missiles hit a residential building, where no one hit weapons, military equipment or ammunition, as russian propaganda and officials tell about such strikes. i emphasize, this is a deli deliberate, purposeful russian terror, not a mistake or an accidental missile strike. >> u.s. officials say russia may face more attacks from behind the front lines. three recent assassination attempts against pro-russian officials in kherson, including one that was successful in the south. we got this video a short time ago. the commander in chief of the ukrainian armed forces says russian warplanes targeting snake island. this would be a day after the

troops left the territory. the official accuses russia of dropping phosphorus bombs on the island. on the front lines, russia is pressing ahead with its grinding offensive in the east. the city of sloviansk is under heavy weapons. as phil black reports, ukrainian defenders are outgunned as they push back against russian forces. >> reporter: these ukrainian fighters know it won't be long now. the russians are getting closer, firing heavy munitions into this dense forest every day. vladimir shows where cluster bombs and others have been close to the camp. incoming fire goes steadily nearby. and he proudly shows us the

advanced anti-tank weapons supplied by western allies. they were hugely effective early in the war. but they're not the weapons that ukraine needs in the east. you can hear it, every one of the heavy shots, they make 10 or 20. it's because we lack artillery. outgunned by the russians, outnumbered, too. of course they're coming, maxim says, and there's many more of them than us. the fighters positioned in this worst a short distance from russian lines are all volunteers that signed up when the war started. for weeks, they've been waiting, waiting to carry out one job, to attack a russian convoy trying their luck on a nearby road. if, when the russians decide to move through and take this territory, it's unlikely that the soldiers will not see them up close. they will feel more of the same, heavy weapons, artillery.

the rocket fire, the big, heavy weapons that russia is using to drive ukrainian forces back, steadily, slowly, across this region. russia's weapons don't just fall in the forest. a key city is within easy range. here, russia's artillery destroyed a local business. six people outside of a supermarket were injured, when cluster bombs dropped around them. bomblets over this apartment complex, killing a man and a pet. terrifying many more people. v valentina says the explosions blew debris over her bed. every night she tries to block out the noise of war with a pillow. in the southeast, the explosions are even greater in number and power, tearing apart people's homes, as they huddle beneath them in basements.

the russian advance is only a short drive from this road. almost every home has someone living in it. almost every home has felt russian firepower. but the people here are reluctant to leave. marina feels she has nowhere to go. but the strain, is unbearable. she says, we don't have gas. we don't have power. we don't have water. but we only want the shooting to stop. in the donbas, russia's unmatched artillery is an unstoppable force, with loose aim and no concern for civilian suffering. it is steadily overpowering ukraine's defenses. phil black, cnn, the donbas, ukraine. washington has its own fight with moscow right now. american basketball star brittney griner appeared in a courtroom outside moscow friday. she faces drug charges that

could result up to ten years in a russian prison. fred has the story. >> reporter: brittney griner head inside the courtroom. cameras were not allowed when the wnba star was read the charges. her lawyer saying griner is in strong spirits. >> she's a pit worried. but she is a stuff lady. >> what are the chances you can get an acquittal? >> i would not. >> reporter: she was detained on february 17th. prosecutors today claiming she was carrying two vaping cartridges with a total of 0.7 grams of cannabis oil inside them. a crime in russia that can carry ten years in a prison colony. the u.s. considers brittney

griner as being wrongfully detained. the charge deaffairs were inside the courtroom to release griner immediately. >> wrongful detention is unacceptable wherever it occurs. the united states government at the highest levels is working hard to bring miss griner and all wrongfully detained u.s. citizens home. >> reporter: brittney griner's trial starts as tensions between the u.s. and russia has reached a boiling point. not just over the invasion of ukraine. the u.s. is calling for the immediate release of paul weiland what was sentenced to prison for alleged espionage. the u.s. calls his conviction as politically motivated. the kremlin rejects that and says brittney griner's trial was also not political. >> translator: i cannot comment on the actions of the russian court. we don't have the right to do

that and never do. i can only deal with the facts and the facts say a prominent athlete was detained in possession of prohibited s substances that contained drugs. >> reporter: after two hours, the trial was adjourned for another week. she was led away handcuffed again. as authorities try to bring the basketball star home as soon as possible. >> griner's wife says she hasn't been able to speak directly with britney during this time. but they have been able to exchange letters. abby phillips spoke with her notice the locker room of the basketball team. here's part of their conversation. >> i wish people would try to put themselves in her shoes and just think about the fact that, you know, this is not our typical system. b.g. is not walking into a

situation where there's a balance of justice. she's walking into a situation where their judicial system has a 99% conviction rate. so, in their system, there's no innocent. their system, it's guilty. she's having to make decisions, you know, that are -- that's going to preserve her physical and mental health right now. so, just be gracious and understanding that she is having to navigate something totally different than what an american would have to navigate in a judicial system. they are treating her like a princess. i am not trying to bash what they do. i don't think they're treating her in a way they could be considered harshly. they think they are treating her

as best as the system would allow, which should tell you a lot. i think that's terrible still. >> what can the biden administration do today to demonstrate to you that they're really on it? >> well, again, we're at 130 days. the only thing the biden administration can do for me is getting my wife back, to be honest with you. >> you can see the interview, on "inside politics." cnn spoke with jill dougherty, adjunct professor at georgetown. she discussed the speculation that some prisoner exchange could bring griner home. >> she is a significant person. she is a major sports figure.

she's in the public eye. interestingly, you know, she was going to russia to play, which is what happens with some female athletes in basketball in the united states. she's really, she's a significant person. as to what would happen, yes. the person the russians would like to trade her for would be viktor bout. he was a wanted man. and to this day, he is one of the biggest convicted arms dealers in the world. at that point, he was providing weapons to latin america, africa, the middle east. he came to the bureau. i went back to look at that script. and he said, i'm a businessman. and in the russian media today, he was described as a russian

businessman. >> thanks to cnn contributor and former moscow bureau chief bill doherty there. iran is assessing the damage brought on by earthquakes that shook the south of the country on saturday. the country's semiofficial news agency says 5 people have been killed and 44 others injured. the red crescent society says emergency teams have conducted rescue operations. 12 villages sustained damage and many homes in one village were destroyed. evidence suggests potential witness tampering ahead of last tuesday's blockbuster hearing on capitol hill. the dramatic testimony has put a spotlight on the secret service and all of trump's behavior on january 6th. details just ahead. from the president on down, democrats are pushing for abortion rights after the supreme court overturned roe v. wade. why the november election could be the ultimate battleground. stay with us.

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allegations of witness tampering are getting extra scrutiny on capitol hill, after the january 6th hearing.

cassidy hutchinson, former aid to chief of staff mark meadows, was contacted twice prior to appearing before the committee. one of the messages was allegedly delivered by an unknown person on behalf of her boss, meadows. a spokesperson for meadows denies the accusation. and details are emerging that appear to corroborate the details of hutchinson's testimony about the president's intense anger when a security detail refused to take him to the capitol. versions of that story have been circu circulating inside the agency ever since. for more on the fallout of the bombshell testimony, here's cnn's ryan nobles. >> reporter: witness intimidation has been a focus of the january 6th committee. cnn has learned that both instances the committee has provided as witness intimidation during the hearing on tuesday, were directed at the witness,

cassidy hutchinson. >> he knows you're loyal. you're going to do the right thing when he goes in for your deposition. i think most americans know that to attempt to persuade witnesses untruthfully has concerns. >> reporter: a claim meadows spokesperson rejects. no one from the meadows camp, himself or otherwise, ever sought to intimidate or shape her conversations with the committee, williamson said in a statement to cnn. the accusations of intimidation come when "the new york times" reports that organizations close to donald trump have been paying the legal fees of witnesses before the committee. it's a practice that's not uncommon or illegal. but according to the former senior investigator, it does raise potential problems. >> it runs the risk they were would less cooperative than they would be if they had attorneys advising them paid by the

client, the witnesses themselves. >> reporter: the committee is working with secret service to schedule another round of depositions for two agents at the center of a dispute over the former president's conduct inside the presidential suv on january 6th. >> described him as being irate. the person that said something to the effect of, i'm the president, take me up to the capitol now. the president reached up towards the front of the vehicle to grab at the steering wheel. mr. engle grabbed his arm and said, sir, you need to take your hand off the steering wheel. we're going back to the west wing. we're not going to the capitol. mr. trump then used his free hand to lunge towards bobby engle. when he recounted the story to me, he motioned towards his clavicle. >> reporter: cnn learning that an angry trump lunging forward

in the suv, started circumstcircumstance l circulating in the months after january 6th. agents ls have met with the committee. his version of events on that day were murky. >> he did not have as clear memories as this period of time as i would say miss hutchinson did. >> reporter: the work of the committee was front and center in wyoming. >> the only time that the january 6th situation comes up is when people talk about how unfair this entire committee is. >> reporter: liz cheney's opponent, promoting conspiracy theories about election results. cheney accused her of doing trump's bidding. >> she knows it wasn't stolen. she can't say it's stolen because she is beholden to donald trump. if she says he wasn't stolen, he

will not support her. >> reporter: the committee is scheduling depositions of the two secret service agents over the controversy of what happened in the presidential suv on january 6th. they said they would be willing to come back in and testify about their recollection of the events on january 6th. and there's another key figure the committee is trying to come to an agreement on, as it relates to testimony. and that's pat cipollone, the former white house counsel subpoena cipollone signaled that he would sit for a transcribed deposition. the committee is looking for more. ryan nobles, cnn, capitol hill. legal battles are under way over abortion bans and limits. it's part of the fallout after the supreme court overturned roe versus wade that gives women legal right to an abortion. president biden vows to keep fighting for abortion rights but he wants congress to act. >> ultimately congress will have

to act to codify roe into federal law. i said yesterday, the filibuster should not stand in the way of us being able to do that. this is not over. it's not over. >> biden held a meeting with nine democratic governors to discuss abortion rights. jeremy dimon has more on that. >> reporter: president biden sitting down with nine democratic governors, all of whom are working to reinforce and strengthen abortion right protections in their states, in the wake of the monumental decision by the supreme court to overturn roe v. wade. the president reiterating his administration's commitment ensuring that women have access to medication abortion including by mail. and talking about protecting women's rights to travel from states where abortion is now outlawed to states where they can access the abortion services. two of the governors, kathy hochul of new york, and

new mexico, urging president biden to go further and do more, allowing abortion services to be accessible to women on federal lands, including federal properties like veterans administration buildings or indian health service medical facilities. that's something that the white house has ruled out already. the white house press secretary saying earlier this week, while it's an interesting idea they looked into, ultimately, they believe it could prove dangerous, including because of the possibility, that some of the doctors could be prosecutors under state law. ultimately, president biden reiterating what his administration has been trying to do and also punting to november. the president making clear that this is now a political issue. the number one political issue, perhaps, for democrats in terms of a rallying, galvanizing cry they have, heading into the november midterms.

the president reiterated the support for a filibuster carveout that would allow abortion and privacy rights to be enshrined in federal law with just 50 democratic senators. the problem is that two of the democratic senate senators oppose such a filibuster carve out. the president saying he needs two more democratic senators lekted in november to move forward. that's where the battleground lays, in the midterm elections, where the president warned if he believes that republicans take control of the house and the senate, they will try to pass something very different, a ban on abortion nationwide. jeremy diamond, cnn, the white house. one of the states being challenged over its abortion laws is oklahoma. groups are asking the state supreme court to black preroe abortion ban that's more than a century old. on thursday, a florida judge ruled that florida's new anti-abortion law is

unconstitutional and violates the privacy provision of the florida constitution. the law was banning abortions after 15 weeks and was originally scheduled to go into effect on friday. a spokesperson for governor ron desantis told cnn, the state intends to appeal the ruling. airlines are expecting operational challenges this holiday weekend. we'll look at how people are dealing with the travel disruptions. plus, the fourth of july holiday are the perfect time for cookouts and fireworks. the weather might not have gotten that memo. we'll go to the cnn weather center for details on the rainy days ahead after the break. stay with us. orks in minutes. nexium 24 hour and prilosec otc can take one to four days to fulllly work. pepcid. strong relief for fans of fast.

welcome back to all of you watching us here in the united states, canada and around the world. i'm kim brunhuber. this is cnn newsroom. the fourth of july holiday weekend just begun here in the u.s. but for many, travel disruptions is causing chaos. delta airlines says it's expecting operational challenges over the holiday. nearly 400 flights have been canceled today with additional flights delayed. aaa predicts 40 million people will be driving this weekend and over 3.5 million people flying. >> reporter: millions of passengers are descending on airports along with summer storms, putting short-staffed airlines to their biggest test in years. the tsa screened 2.44 million passengers at u.s. airports on thursday, just shy of a new pandemic-era record. >> it feels much more like 2019 than the prior two years. >> reporter: although with

problems for passengers. 3.5% of all flights this year have been canceled. a 42% increase over 2019. >> to go the earliest time as possible. >> reporter: airlines are facing a range of challenges at the carrier and federal government level. this week, airlines pointed to air traffic control delays, caused by staffing issues at a key facility in florida. who is to blame when it comes to the massive cancellations? >> the bottom line here is airlines who are selling their tickets need to have the crews and the staff to back up those sales. >> reporter: in an e-mail to customers, delta airlines ceo is apologizing for cancellations saying, quote, the environment we're navigating today is unlike anything we've ever faced. thursday, off-duty delta pilots organized pickett lines at major hubs saying they are overworked. >> we're flying record amounts of overtime in recovery to get passengers to their destinations. >> reporter: at the 24/7 command

center in virginia, the faa says it's monitoring weather delays in cities across the country, from forecasted thunderstorms, wind and low clouds. >> no one likes to be delayed. but sometimes that happens. and we are always working together intricately to make sure that we mitigate that as much as possible. >> reporter: almost no major airline is safe from the massive cancell cancellations. delta is incentivizing passengers to avoid this weekend's travel mess. it's put in place a travel waiver now through july 4th, letting passengers rebook their flights completely free of charge. labor shortages won't be the only challenge this holiday weekend. much of the u.s. will see rains and thunderstorms that will have a big impact on the roads and cause more delays and cancellations in the air. cnn meteorologist derek van dam has all of the details on this weekend holiday travel. where are the potential travel

delays expected for the rest of the weekend? >> we got the chance of severe weather today across the east coast. some of the major metropolitan's most populated areas of the united states. that could potentially have a knock on or snowball effect in terms of aviation across the country. this is the area we'll ftarget for the potential for significant delays for low cloud ceilings and weather potential. this sounds like a bad joke. you start thinking of increased demand, staffing shortages and now weather problems. and you've got a recipe for disaster, at least. look at this. nearly 50 million americans with slight risk of severe storms today. large hail, damaging winds. that includes the nation's capital, philadelphia, the big apple, all the way to boston. those areas can be affected by storms this afternoon and evening. get fuel from the sunshine. and we start to clear things out on sunday. but not before the damage is done. right? here's our forecast weather delays.

you can see moderate delays anticipated for new york, as well as d.c. we already have a few showers and thunderstorms impacting the eastern seaboard. but i want to draw your attention to what's happening off of the coast of the carolinas. this escalated quickly. nearly 12 hours ago, the national hurricane center had this as a 10% development. they upped that to 60%. some of the convection, the thunderstorms just off of the carolina coast, near charleston, has become a bit more organized. they believe in the coming hours, we could have a newly formed tropical storm right off of the coast of the carolinas that will draw in moisture for the flooding. across the threat of the new england coastline, today, a potential for downpours, wilmington to charleston and new orleans all the way to houston, with another almost tropical influenced low pressure system moving onshore across

that area. you can see the flash flood threat ongoing for the two locations. here's the good news for sunday. we clear things out for the east coast. and just in time for the fireworks, the big show, fourth of july, we will have clear skies and comfortable temperatures across much of new england. kim? >> at least one piece of good news there. thanks so much, derek. appreciate it. aviation's most powerful companies are pitted against each other in an unprecedented legal battle. qatar airways is suing airbus in the wake of the passenger a380 passenger jet. richard guest goes to see what sparked the dispute. >> reporter: the ceos of qatar airways and airbus, in happier times. when qatar flew the first commercial flight of the a350 in 2015. there was a launch customer for the brand-new, big, wide-bodied plane. >> very pleased. you can see that everything is

perfect. >> reporter: no one on that inaugural flight imagined it would come to this. grounded planes in doha and airbus and qatar locked in a bitter court dispute worth billions of dollars. the lawsuit centers around this peeling paintwork and the degradation on the surface of the planes. qatar innovited me to see the damage firsthand. the damage on the tail plane looks pretty serious. but it's hard for a nonexpert to really understand the signi significance. that's what the trial will be all about. is this a design fault that has safety implications? qatar's civil aviation authority says yes. they ordered the grounding of 23 of qatar's a350s. and won't certify anymore. qatar airways says the degradation extends beyond the

paint, potentially exposing the lightning protection layer or impacting the underlying fuselage. airbus disagrees saying there's no impact on the airworthiness of the aircraft. and so far, the e.u. safety regulator concurs. this case goes beyond just these planes. qatar is refusing to accept anymore a350s. and now, airbus is refusing to deliver to qatar, the a321 narrow bodies that it's ordered. billions of dollars worth of aircraft are caught in the middle. other airlines have noticed paint problems with the a350s. but they continue to accept and fly the plane. several ceos telling cnn, this is a cosmetic issue. for qatar airways chief executive, this lawsuit is not

only about the a350. >> you know, when you have an aircraft manufacturer that today has the market power that it's using to get this way, and trying to send a message to others in the industry, that either you will comply with what we tell you or we will do something else. and this is a very dangerous precedent, that is now happening. >> reporter: the airbus chief executive still sees the possibility of an amicable resolution, with one of his largest customers. >> we see the planes, the painting defects, not flying when they could be flying. we see them being back. the amicable settlement is

there. and we are working in that direction. >> reporter: airbus can look for other buyers for the a321s, once earmarked for qatar, the fate of undelivered 350s is unclear. some of the a350s have been grounded for more than a year. unless airbus accepts that there is a problem with the paint, the manufacturer fiercely denies this is a safety issue. so, unless the two sides can reach an agreement, which at the moment,seems unlikely, the case is headed for trial. and will be decided in london, next june, by a judge. he will have the final decision on whether there's a design defect that creates a safety issue. richard quest, cnn, doha, qatar. environmentalists are concerned about the u.s. supreme court's recent ruling limiting the government's ability to

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if you believe in climate change, you have to believe your own eyes. come to california. the extreme weather, extreme heat, extreme drought, and the ravages of the wildfires. the idea that the u.s. supreme court moved to take away one of the most significant and historically powerful tools to address the ravages of climate change is incomprehensible. >> that was california governor gavin newsom criticizing thursday's supreme court ruling that handcuffs the environmental protection agency and its ability to regulate emissions. john roberts wrote the prison for the conservative majority with the three liberal justices dissenting. at the heart of the case was a question over the epa's

authority to regulate carbon emissions from power plants that are a huge contributor to the climate crisis. about 25% of planet warming greenhouse gas emissions come from generating electricity, according to the epa, and coal, the dirtiest fossil fuel powers about 20% of electricity. those emissions rose for the first time since 2014, an increase that was driven by coal use. joining me is christina dahl, for the energy program at the union of concerned scientists. thank you for being here with us. the dissenting judges says the decision strips the epa of the power to, quote, respond to the most pressing environmental challenge of our time. is that essentially true? and what's the biggest harm here specifically? >> absolutely. what the epa has done with this decision is sharply curtailed the epa's options for reducing

emissions from power plants. and that's a really big deal because power plants in the united states are represented about 25% of the nation's heat-trapping emissions. if the options are limited for reducing those emissions by regulations from the epa, that really takes a big bite out of our potential emissions reductions for this decade. >> this may not just affect power plants. it could affect the epa's ability to regulate pollution more broadly, right? >> that's right. so, this ruling was specifically about emissions from power plants. but the argument that the court used was that when it comes to issues that involve major questions about our economy, when it comes to regulations that could affect our economy, the court is now saying that agencies like the epa need specific authorization from congress to do sweeping things,

like encourage coal-fired power plants to move to cleaner energy sources, like wind and solar. so, the concern here isn't just about power plant emissions but it's also that the court could use similar argument for current or future epa regulations on things like emissions from vehicles. so, we're concerned that the court is really taking a major step in limiting the authority of agencies overall, not just when it comes to climate change, but to other issues, as well. >> we know how hard it is for congress to get anything done. you mentioned emissions for vehicles in the wake of this decision. we saw california's governor talk about the importance of state efforts on climate change. as you well know being in california, your state plays a huge role on emissions, for instance. if the country's biggest state imposes strict rules, as they have, the automakers basically

have to follow because california, by itself, is one of the biggest economies in the world. if the epa is hamstrung like this, how important will the states and california, specifically, be? >> so, state action is more important than ever with this ruling. it's important to note that the court didn't invalidate the epa's ability to monitor emissions. the epa will use every tool it can to reduce emissions. it's likely that whatever plan they come up with will be much, much weaker than it would have been before this ruling. there's that to factor in, too. what epa will put out with a new plan, what the states can do, and critically, what congress can do right now -- congress has been stalling on a big reconciliation bill that has

billions of dollars of funding for clean energy and climate change initiatives. the hope is that with those three tools, the epa regulations, state action, and potential congressional action that we can still make a difference in terms of our emissions this decade. >> now, of course, this is all happening in the context of this energy crisis caused by russia's war on ukraine, in which all of the countries just fresh off making all of the promises at the climate change summit in glasgow, to solve that energy crisis with fossil fuels, including some case coal. the momentum right now seems as though it's not just stopped but actually going backwards. >> yeah. it is really frustrating to see this ramping up of our dependence on oil and gas at this moment. this is critical because --

-- our fossil fuel economy and harm our future. >> yeah. saying this might lead to more activism and might be a voting issue in the midterms here in the u.s. we'll have to leave it there. thank you so much for your perspective, kristina dahl, really appreciate it. >> thanks for having me. more to come here on cnn,

including a look at two world-class athletes set to receive the highest civilian award given in the u.s. stay with us.

an update on the wimbledon tennis tournament. novak djokovic, defeating his opponent in straight sets. it's djokovic's 24th win in a row as he reaches the finaand j isner is becoming the all-time ace leader in atp history. it's a record he will look back on with satisfaction when he is finished playing. and day two of the liv invitational has wrapped up. dustin johnson tied for the lead with carlos ortiz. ortiz was level after sinking a birdie on the 18th. grace and harding are in second and third place respectively. as day two of the 109th edition of the tour de france in stage one, belgian cyclist

lampeart five seconds ahead of the leading favorite. and the champion from the united arab emirates was in third. the race started in copenhagen, denmark and will end in paris on july 4th. the white house announced its list of 17 recipients of the presidential medal of freedom. on the list, gold medal winning gymnast, simone biles, former congressman and gun reform organizer, gabby giffords, megan rapinoe and denzel washington, oscar winner and national spokesperson for the boys and girls club. and the award will be given posthumously to john mccain and steve jobs.

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