and so many more in the xfinity app. welcome to all of you watching us here in the united states, canada and around the world. i'm kim brunhuber. ahead on "cnn newsroom," the war in ukraine escalates and with it a war against the environment. we're live in kyiv with a report. joe biden faces tough questions as he returns from the middle east. cnn sits down with saudi arabia's foreign minister for an exclusive interview and what came from his visit. plus firefighters are battling deadly wildfires scorching europe. we're live in madrid with the latest.

live from cnn center, this is havcnn news "room" with kim brunhuber. >> we're getting word of a new barrage of russian missile strikes in mykolaiv as the city is still reeling from similar strikes on friday. there are no reports of casualties. russia also fired five cruise missiles elsewhere in the south but three were shot down. russian missiles also set an industrial facility in kyiv on fire. and in the east ukraine says it is holding the line in the donetsk region and says eight settlements came under fire but russian troops didn't make any gains.

t ukraine's artillery has been stepping up attacks behind the front lines s in recent weeks. president zelenskyy says his country is making progress and will keep up the momentum. >> translator: ukraine has withstood russia's brutal blows. we have already managed to liberate part oof the territory that was occupied after february 24th, we will gradually liberate other regions of our state that are currently under the occupation. >> ukraine says long range artillery systems supplied by the west are now being used on the frontlines. and more new rocket launchers were delivered on friday. experts say the new equipment particularly the himars sent by the u.s. could help ukraine overcome russia's artillery advantage. earlier i spoke with a retired arm major about what makes the himars so effective in combat. here he is. >> the himars is a very long range and very accurate weapon system that is capable of

targeting high value targets well behind enemy lines particularly these ammunition supply dumps we've seen, but also with senior russian officers headquarters and also air defense systems. so in total, this really degrades russia's capacity and allows ukrainians to start fighting the way that they prefer to fight. which is not to go man-to-man up against the russians and artillery, it is to attack them indirectly, its to cameorrode tr logistics. >> and the environment is also paying the price. industrial sites, oil depots, chemical facilities all have come under russian attacks and this includes an oil refinery. all those strikes are already doing damage to the environment.

for more scott mclean is joining us from kyiv. obviously as you've seen with your own eyes we can't understate how devastating it has been on human lives, but another type of damage could poison ukraine for decades. take us through the story. >> reporter: you're right. energy is undoubtedly a weapon in this war. europe is vowing to cut itself off from russian oil and gas, but only if russia doesn't cut off the pipelines first. and increasingly we are seeing oil depots, electrical substations being hit by long range russian missiles, and every time they are, it leaves behind environmental damage and health impacts that could linger for years. and while the human toll is tallied up every day, the environmental tally is much harder to quantify, but that is exactly what the ukrainians are aiming do right now in the hopes of one day getting russia to pay.

on march 24, a russian missile landed right on target, this oil depot outside kyiv. yuri says it won't take long for the contamination to reach the local water supply, he said it has already poisoned the nearby pond where he used to fib every summer, 1,000 fish washed up dead in a matter of days. now there is nothing but anger, he says. some of the fish still look okay, but as soon as you put them in the pan, they smell like diesel. the water is regularly tested for pollutants now, so is the soil at the blast site. which sits next to a field of sunflowers, ukrainian symbol of peace. ukraine's environment minister says that the country has logged 257 cases of alleged war crimes against the environment. including burnt forest, blown up chemical facilities and sewage spills. history has already shown the harmful environmental effects of

war. in iraq birth defects and high cancer rates were blamed in large part on the toxic byproducts of battle. he says war is expensive and when they understand that it is expensive, the risk of the next war will be reduced. it is not just oil depots and industrial sites across the country there are lineups of burnt out tanks, or graveyards like this one for destroyed vehicles. the problem is that left uncollected, all of this is toxic to the environment and so now the ukrainian government is collecting and compiling data on all of this in hopes of one day sending the bill to moscow. it will ultimately be the ukraine prosecutor general to build the case and convince the international criminal court to take it. you can can you honestly see the day where russia cuts you a check?

>> maybe. i know russians better than you. never. only when we have the process of sanctions where they don't have right do it or not, when they have strict rules and have str strict obligations. only this way. it is russians. >> why should russia pay when this kind of a thing seems like the normal collateral damage of war? surely an oil depot is a legitimate military target. >> twe all understand that it will be every is a target or not. if we look at this situation objectively, any war in any size, it is again huge damages for environmental sphere. and someone should pay. >> the reality though is that ukraine is undoubtedly fighting a steep uphill battle to

actually get compensation. this type of case doesn't have a precedent at the international criminal court in part because eco side as the ukrainians describe this, is not under the icc's mandate, it is not an international crime that falls under the court's jurisdiction. there is some hope though and that is that is that kuwait was get environmental impacts under the u.n. compensation commission and the final payment only came in january three decades after that body was actually established. and even if ukraine were to get something similar established today to try to get russia to pay, it would fall under the u.n. security council and as we know, kim, russia has a veto power there. >> exactly right. scott mclean in kyiv, thanks for your reporting. sri lanka's parliament is

getting ready to choose a new president. lawmakers say that they will accept nominations for the post tuesday and they could pick a new leader on wednesday. this after the ouster of former president gotabaya rajapaksa. will ripley is live in company lum bow. what is the latest there? >> reporter: the latest is you have people who are now starting to speak out and say that they think that they have the right vision for sri lanka to turn around the dire situation that this company is in, more than $50 billion in debt, not able to even pay the interest on the loans. one of those people is son of a former president who says that every time that he sees the harsh the people are enduring it motivates him to want to change things. >> on a daily basis i see the gas queues, food queues, inflation going up. so the situation is very bad. and it is a consequence of

unfortunate economic decision making. i call it voodoo economics. >> why do you call it that? >> for example, 600 billion rupee tax cut for the rich, reducing 12% to 8% of gdp. the retort that you get from the government is that is an international controversy. that is why i call it voodoo economics. highly illogical, highly impractical. and what is most astonishing is the fact that we had the covid pandemic. to at least reverse some of the illogical decisions that they made because of covid, they just stuck to their guns. they did not want to listen to the others, hear the outside opinion is not reflected in parliament. >> but how does not bode for what we've seen in recent months

with the anger on the streets and the crowd saying that if this old guard remains in power, that they will be right back out there showing the people's power? >> people power led to gotabaya rajapaksa fleeing the country. so people power will decide and determine the destiny of the rest to follow. >> what would you do if you became the president to turn things around for people who are out there standing in those days long queues for their basic necessities? >> first and foremost, you have to talk the truth. and the truth is very bitter. it is a very hard pill to swallow. but the truth is, you can't have change overnight because for 2 1/2 to 3 years, this country has been crumbling and brick by brick, we have to build back. >> reporter: brick by brick is a process that he says could take four to five years by their estimation. but he is not the frontrunner,

not the person widely seen as the likely new president of sri lanka, that would be the apctin president, former prime minister, ranil wickremesinghe who was the guy whose house was set on fire last weekend. but now through the power of sri lanka's constitution, he has become acting president appointed by the disgraced former president who we know is in singapore at this moment. and if he is in power, protestors say that is still more of the same, more of the government that drove this country's economy into the ground and accusations of corruption. behind me here is the secretary building office of the president and it is occupied on this 100th day of demonstrations here. it is the only building that the protestors still occupy. but they say if this selection of the new president ends up with more of the same here, that these streets could once again be full of people who are going to show the government exactly how angry they are that their pleas, power of the people as

they put it, were unanswered. >> chaos could kin. w continue. will ripley, thanks so much. now to the investigation into the january 6 insurrection at the u.s. capitol. we're just days away from the committee's last planned hearing and new developments are already piling up including details about some of the fringe figures who were in contact with former president trump. on saturday the "new york times" revealed a stunning memo from a little known conservative lawyer laying out a plan to overturn the 2020 election. katelyn polantz reports. >> reporter: the "new york times" has unearthed a memo from a conservative lawyer who was speaking directly to donald trump in december 2020 about what trump could do with the presidency to block the election result. so what is important about this is it gives us a little bit more knowledge about what was happening, what donald trump was hearing, what he was thinking, what he may have been planning in late 2020 after the election

leading up to january 6. so william olson is the lawyer here, he is writing a memo the "new york times" has posted it publicly, and in it he says -- he and trump spoke on christmas day, he is following up and says, you know, i want to walk through what my suggestions are again to tell you that i know you too donald trump will be following up on as well. he says that the lawyers around trump are not serving him well as president, and that as president, trump should really take control and give some orders to make sure that he can win the election. that includes olson is insulting the justice department at one point, he says white house counsel's office were being shameful and dismissive toward him as president, and then he says to trump, here is what hub done, you should replace the white house counsel, tells trump he should ordered justice department to file a lawsuit challenging the election result, or if not done, trump should get rid of that leadership over

there. and then he describes potentially working on other thing that the presidency could do using its powers. and that is when olson writes the media will call this martial law, but that is fake news. so he is saying that to donald trump. after that, what we know from the record already is that trump did want to do some of these things including potentially firing his attorney general and putting in place someone sympathetic to these very ideas william olson was writing about in late december. katelyn polantz, cnn, washington. in just a few hours families of the uvalde shooting victims will get the preliminary findings of the texas house committee investigation and also the surveillance video which was leaked to the austin american states man newspaper earlier this week. the video lasts more than 70 minutes and shows police officers standing around in the corridor while students were still trapped inside the classroom with the gunman. a source told cnn the report is

expected to focus on the facts of the attack including a time line of events, law enforcement manifests and details about the gunman. it is also expected to clarify conflicting accounts of what happened. the report will show law enforcement failures that day were greater than one person or agency. 19 children and two teachers were killed in the massacre. president biden wrapped up four days of talks in the middle east with a lot of focus on iran. everyone agreed iran must not get nuclear weapons. but not on how to stop it. so we'll hear what the saudi foreign minister had to say in an exclusive interview with cnn coming up. yep, them too. it's an invigorating rush... ...zapping millions of germs in seconds. for ththat one-of-a-kind whoa... ...which leaveves you feeling... ahhhhhhh listerine. feel the whoa! ♪ ♪ backyard movie night has never been t this epic. thanks to the epson epiqvision mini projector.

super bright, jaw- dropping hd picture up 150 inches. wi-fi, yamaha audio and android tv are built-in. just power up and let e movie magic happen. funny movies are ev funnier. [ everyone laughs ] musicals are "musicaler." ♪ ♪ tear-jerkers, "tear-jerkier." toughen up you cry baby. ok. and the mini is portable and versatile. you can even take it inside and stream your favorite tv shows. i prefer the outside, thank you. or just chill in the back for the best movie night ever. the epson epiqvision mini. visit buyepiqvision.com to get this exclusive tv offer.

president biden is back home this morning following his four day trip to the middle east. it was his first visit to the region as president and was an opportunity to reengage with long time allies and reassure them of american commitments. now biden left the summit without any firm agreements from the gulf states to boost oil production which could help ease inflation at home. but he said that he was hopeful that they would soon. the president was also looking

to reset relations with south. a saudi arabia. and that effort was highlighted with the fist bump greeting which drew harsh criticism. when asked about it, back at the white house, late saturday, biden seemed annoyed. have a listen to this. >> iran was a central issue during biden's stops in israel and saudi arabia. and while there was widespread agreement iran must not ob nuclear weapons, there was no

clear con sensensus on how to s it. >> one of the things that president biden also spoke about was iran, the threat iran poses to the region. but among the gcc members, there really isn't very much commonalty. the uae takes a direvergent position. >> you can see gcc states that we are having discussions with iran, so is the uae, so are our friends at copa. so we are all talking to the iranians because we want to resolve our differences through dialogue. we hope iranians will respond in kind. >> what did you say to president biden on his position of a last resort strike on iran? >> it would not be my place to comment on another country's positions. >> you must have said something to president biden because the outfall reaction could have an impact on saudi arabia.

>> our discussion with president biden focused on how to address the iranian threat. and here we talked about, first of all, negotiations, but also putting together unusual pressure to incentivize the iranians to come to the negotiating table. >> what pressure does that look like? >> that is something that we have to figure out. i hope the iranians will take the inducements which are enbetr integrate into the region, economic cooperation with their neighbors. here we're working with the u.s. to build our capacity, ours and the others in the region to build our capacity to defend ourselves against potential iranian aggression. you will recall the talk to our facilities. all of this means that we need to build a robust defense posture and we heard a commitment from president biden to a robust defense of the kingdom. >> what does that physically look like some when he says he will give you robust support.

>> of course that is a very broad spectrum of activities that strengthen our capacity, working closely with the u.s. military to -- for instance arms flow into yemen. >> does it mean that you don't need to buy missile defense systems there china? >> we'll buy missile defense systems or any defensive weapons from where we can find the best solutions for our needs. we see really the u.s. as a primary partner in defense procurement, but of course if we can't get u.s. equipment, we will look elsewhere. >> and president biden has been very clear, part of this new pacts with the region is that china and russia are enemies. >> i never heard president biden describe china as an enemy. i would caution against that. u.s. will always be our most important national security partner, but it is also a fact

that as i said china is the world's second largest economy and that we in order for the region, the globe, to have a pathway to sustainable prosperity need cooperation, not confrontation. >> let me pick up on the 5g, 6g. your commitment to invest in u.s. produced 5g, 6g prodproduc does that mean that you will buy less chinese versions? >> we are also looking at what is best for us, what fits our technological needs. but we won't make ourselves exclusive to one supplier or the other because that doesn't make commercial sense. >> an american lawyer who once represented khashoggi has been sentenced to three years in prison in the united arab emirates according to the state news service which reported that he had been convicted of money launder ing and tax evasion. he was detained last week at dubai's airport. u.s. officials say that they have been in contact with him

and are seeking additional information from the uae. parts of europe are in the midst of a dangerous heatwave and it is pushing temperatures in many areas to record highs and sparking wildfires. we're live in madrid next with a closer look. stay with us. good thing a adding lysol laundry sanitizer kills 99.9% of bacteria that detergents can'n't. clean is good, sanitized is better. ♪ in one second, sara. yes! will get a job fer somewhere sunnier. relocating in weeks. weeks? yeah, weeks. gotta sell the house. don't worry, sell to opendoor, and move on your schedule. yes! when life's doors open, we'll handle the house.

to be healthier, knowledge is everything. steps. calories. exercise minutes. because proven quality sleep is vital to our health and wellness, only the sleep number 360 smart bed keeps you cool, then senses and effortlessly adjusts for your best sleep. and tells you exactly how well you slept, with your sleepiq score. our smart sleepers get 28 minutes more restful sleep per night. so, you can be your best for yourself and those you care about most. don't miss our weekend special. save 40% on the sleep number 360 special edition smart bed queen now only $1499.

welcome back to all of you watching us here in the united states, canada and around the world. i'm kim brunhuber. a scorching heatwave is sparking wildfires from portugal to greece and pushing temperatures in many areas to record highs. that heat has been deadly.

in spain alone the estimated death toll has risen to at least 237 according to the country's health ministry, more deaths are expected as temperatures continue to rise across a significant portion of the country. al goodman is joining us there madrid. a dire situation there in spain. what is the latest? >> reporter: hi, kim. 19 fires still burning here in spain, several of them out of control, one of great concern is a big fire near the southern city on the mediterranean sea, that was burning well into saturday night and into sunday morning. 3,000 people evacuated including northern europeans who have retirement homes there. a british couple told reuters that they were at a shelter and that they could just grab a few things and they left a lot of stuff behind. there are fires burning in western spain and just across the border from portugal which has had its own fires, there are

fires burning in northern morocco. and in france, very big large fires still burning just south of bordeaux. in all of these fires, thousands of hectares or acres have been burned, tens of thousands of people have been evacuated. thousands of firefighters in the case of spain backed up by some 600 members of the army who are specialized in fighting these fires. there is good news for spain, national weather agency says this week long heatwave that started last sunday is due to end on monday. still with temperatures around 40 degrees celsius or 104 degrees farenheit. in france, the peak will be on monday with those type of 40 degree celsius temperatures and the red alert from the uk met office, very rare first time type of alert there especially for the london area and manchester. they are fearing temperatures of 40 degrees celsius, 104

fare farenheit. that would break the record set just three years ago in the uk of 38.7 degrees celsius. in terms of these deaths, the 237 estimated deaths in spain, that is just for the first five days since this started last sunday through thursday. we're still missing the figure officially from friday. some spanish media say that it will be significant. and in portugal, 240 people have been estimated to die according to authorities there because of this heatwave. >> such a serious situation there. al goodman, thanks so much. for more, let's bring in meteorologist tyler mauldin. >> the two areas that we're focus on will be europe as well as the united states. here across western europe, going on into africa and the mediterranean, we have this dome of heat, and it is being dominated by an area of high

pressure and the air within the high pressure sinks, when it sinks it heats up, that is leading to the record heat across this region. as al mentioned, we are seeing a bit after a reprieve in the heat for portions of portugal. you can see lisbon sitting at 26 degrees on monday, we wwill hea up into the low thursday wednesday and thursday, but much better than what we've been dealing with. the big league heat is pushing up to the north, paris, you will see temperatures around 40 degrees on monday and tuesday before seeing the temperatures dip down a little closer to average from the end of the week. but london, you are going to be seeing temperatures get up to 38 to 40 degrees on monday and tuesday. well above your average of 23. why is this a big deal? this is unprecedented heat for the uk. the all-time record high in the uk is 38.7. so if we do hit 39 or 40 degrees in london or anywhere in the uk, that is a new all-time record

high in that area. for that reason, the uk met office has issued their first ever red alert warning for the high temperatures that are on the way for monday and tuesday. it is not just here though. as i mentioned, we're also dealing with record heat and dangerous heat across the u.s. much like what we're seeing in western europe, we also have a bubble of heat right through here across the central portion of the country and that is leading to this dangerous heat. all the areas shaded on the map here which includes portions of the southern plains, lower mississippi valley, portions of the northern plains and on out west into the great basin in california, we have excessive heat alerts. so all kinds of heat alerts up for this area and this encompasses about 25 million if not more americans. excessive heat warning through oklahoma on into texas, including oklahoma city and dallas and as well as tulsa. these are the kind of temperatures that we'll be

dealing with in this area. oklahoma city, how about 42 degrees on tuesday, and then a string of low 40s in dallas, houston, you will see temperatures close to 40 degrees as well. and then out west, look at las vegas, mid-40s. yikes. this is dangerous heat. so make sure that you play it safe if you are outside, drink plenty of water, take some breaks. and find the shade too. >> great advice. thanks so much, tyler. cargo plane crashed a short time ago in northern greece, up to ten people reported on board. it is not clear yet if there are any survivors. have a look here, this is the crash scene. the flight was operated by made riddian cargo airline. the plane was carrying what it called dangerous cargo. the cargo hasn't been identified, but it may be ammunition. the plane was traveling from

serbia to jordan when it crashed. authorities haven't recovered its black box but they are at the scene investigating and we'll bring you more on this developing story as details become available. italy's government is trying to figure out where it is going after a week of political turmoil that included a no-confidence vote and rejected offer to resign from mario draghi. anna stewart reports. >> reporter: after a period of relative stability, italy has once again been plunged into political crisis. on thursday, the country's prime minister mario draghi offered to resign, but the president quickly rejected the resignation. the surprise announcement came after draghi's government had just won a confidence vote but a cost of living package. however the five star movement, largest party in the country's coalition government, boycotted the vote.

the president asked draghi to address lawmakers next week to try to find a solution to the standoff. but without the support of five star, the government is left at risk of collapse. and could lead to snap elections as early as the fall. >> the parties are going to discuss their positions, the coalitions, the center right and the center left are going to try to find common ground to understand and decide whether there is scope and there is room for maneuver. and so if draghi can potentially continue as prime minister of italy or if the parties that support his government would rather go back to the polls. >> reporter: mario draghi was appointed prime minister in 2021. to help with the country's recovery from the coronavirus pandemic. he had previously served as president of the european central bank from 2011 to 2019. analysts say draghi stepping done could be a huge blow to italy and the european union at a time when it hopes the unity

against russia's war in ukraine and faces an energy crisis. some say italy will find a way out of the political turmoil. >> i would say italy will stay inside the atlantic alliance, we'll be a trustworthy partner with the european union. that being said, certainly in these last 18 months, draghi's presence has been very relevant in giving prejustigious force t italy. and just ahead, i'll speak to a global health expert and find out if lessons learned from covid can help us respond to the monkeypox threat. stay with us. lasting 4 hours oe you're not the only one with questions a about botox®. botox® prevents headaches s in adults with chronic migraine bebefore they even start—with about 10 minutes of treatmtment once every 3 months.

so, ask your doctor if botox® is right f for you, and if a sample is available. effects of botox® may spread hours to weeks after injection causing serious symptoms. alert your doctor right away, as difficulty swallowing, speaking, breathing, eye problems, or muscle weakness can be signs of a life-threatening condition. side effects may include allergic reactions, neck and injection site pain, fatigue, and headache. don't receive botox® if there's a skin infection. tell your doctor your medical history, muscle or nerve conditions, and medications, including botulinum toxins, as these may increase the risk of serious side effects. in a survey, 92% of current users said they wish they'd talked to their doctor and started botox® sooner. plus, right now, you may pay zero dollars for botox®. learn how abbvie could help you save on botox®. if your moderate to severe crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis symptoms choose stelara® from . d move toward relief after the first dose... with injections every o months.

stelara® may increase your risk ofnfections, 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 and lung inflammation can occur. feel unstoppable. ask your doctor how lasting remission can start with stelara®. janssen can help you explore cost support options. millions have made the switch from the big three to xfinity mobile. that means millions are saving hundreds a year on their wireless bill. and all of those millions are on the nation's most reliable 5g network, with the carrier rated #1 in customer satisfaction. that's a whole lot of happy campers out there. and it's never too late to join them. get unlimited data with 5g included

for just $30 a line per month when you get 4 lines. switch to xfinity mobile today. as a business owner, your bottom line is always top of mind. so start saving by switching to the mobile service designed for small business: comcast business mobile. flexible data plans mean you can get unlimited data or pay by the gig. all on the most reliable 5g network with no line activation fees or term contracts... saving you up to $500 a year. and it's only available to comcast business internet customers. so boost your bottom line by switching today. comcast business. powering possibilities. the rapid spread of the monkeypox virus is concerning health experts around the world. here in the united states, more

than 1800 cases have already been reported and u.s. centers for disease control expects case numbers to rise in the coming weeks due to streamlined reporting, delayed diagnoses and expanded testing. globally the cdc says more than 12,500 cases of monkeypox have been reported in 68 countries so far. so for more on this, i'm joined by dr. lewis, the technical lead on monkeypox for the world health organization and she is joining us live from geneva. thanks for being with us. we've seen a huge rise in some places like london where there has been a big surge recently doubling in less than a week. new york where it has tripled in a week. how concerned are you about the virus' behavior and the way it is spreading? >> hello, kim. it is concerning. it is an infectious disease that is moving quickly and so it is concerning that it is moving across countries and within countries and in particular

population groups. most notably at the moment in men who have sex with men. and so it is really critical to get information to people who need to have to protect themselves and others. >> what information are you trying to ohighlight right now? >> well, the information for example what lessons have we learned from our experience with covid over the last 2 1/2 years. the information for health authorities, that room pid response is absolutely critical, that access to testing must be ramped up and combination of health measures such as serlgly dy early diagnosis, vaccination, these are important as a package. for individuals what is important is to know about the disease, understand how it presents, what it might look like, the situations, something else we've learned from covid, the context, the situations, the settings in which transmission might be higher, people might be

at higher arrrisk. so as people understand that they might be putting themselves at risk, then they can lower their own risk through the changes that they need to make. >> you spoke of testing. cnn spoke to dr. fauci yesterday about the alarming numbers and he told us that here in the u.s. the cases are likely undercounted. here he is. listen. >> whenever you have the emergence of something like this, you will always probably be looking at what might be, might be, we don't know, the tip of the iceberg. so that is the reason why we've got to get the testing out there in a much more vigorous way. >> but that testing response here as been criticized as too slow and in terms ofting people the treatment, there is too much red tape and the criticism that that we don't seem to have learned lessons from the covid pandemic. is that what you are seeing elsewhere as well? >> it is really important to

appreciate these lessons and to build on them. so that i do agree that this is critical. now, for the testing, the only test that has been available so far is pcr. and we do have a head start in the sense that there are countermeasures available which there weren't at the beginning of covid. however, there is not yet access to rapid tests for example. and so it is on national health authorities to organize and regional and state provincial health authorities to organize testing in a way that the tests can be accessed quickly and the sp specimens from the rash can be sent to central laboratories. the united states has expanded from public health testing labs to commercial testing labs which have also a very wide reach. and so access to testing should be greatly ramped up through that partnership between the public sector and the private sector. >> and again with the lessons learned or not learned from covid, the w.h.o.'s response so

far, the organization hasn't declared it a public health emergency of international concern. the w.h.o. was criticized for waiting too long to make that declaration about covid. so is the w.h.o. making the same mistake again now? >> the emergency committee for monkeypox is being reconvened this week on the 21st of july, and so that discussion will take place again. and the members and advisers of the emergency committee will review the progress over the last 21 days and see what is actually happening now. there are many considerations that need to be looked into and that will be looked into, which include what we've been discussing, which is the spread of the disease, where it is going and how it is moving, what we're learning. because research is already beginning to come out about this, and it is very early days for some of the features that we want to know more about, but information is coming out. all of this will be reviewed again by the emergency committee on thursday. >> all right.

i imagine the downside of waiting is that we have fewer -- more and more spread and fewer resources as the countries try to husband those for themselves. so it lends more and more urgency to this as you are well aware. we'll have to leave it there. dr. lewis, thank you so much for your time. really appreciate it. >> you're welcome. top u.s. disease doctor anthony fauci says that while there is no evidence that the ba.5 variant causes more severe disease, deaths and hospitalizations are unacceptably high. u.s. department of health and human services says current hospitalizations surpassed 40,000 for the first time in about hour months and the cdc is predicting an average of more than 400 deaths per day over the next four weeks. so to bring those numbers down, dr. fauci says masks, testing and covid boosters are key, but many americans in the under 50 age group are wondering when a second dose will be authorized. here he is.

>> the fda right now is looking at all the data and making the decision which i think will be reasonably soon as to whether or not there will be the authorization of vaccination in the fourth boost for individuals less than 50. and if so, will there be subcategories like people maybe who are at a higher risk for complications. but let's leave that up to the fda, they are the ones that will look carefully at that data and hopefully we'll get an answer reasonably soon. iran says it is cracking down on dissiowe so he dents, w some say the move is just to divert the public's attention from the real problems in iran. stay with us. with a jitterbu? or return from war, dreaming of the possibilities ahead. the 1950 census adds new detail to your family's story. explore it free on ancestry. in the nexext minute... ...thousands of life's doors will suddenly swing wide open.

(laughg) 143 people... yes! ...will get their eam job offer. nine retirees will decide move closer to the grandkids. 52 people will go... yes! ...alln. this family will become... ...a dog family. and this family will get two bathrooms. an athlete will find out he's been traded... really? ...again. sweet! a bingo player will win a speedboat. bingo! i'm moving to the lake! and finally, one vacationer will say... yeah, woo, i'm going to live here! but as the euphoria subsides, the realization hits. i got to sell the house! ♪ or skip the hassles and sell directly to opendoor. close in a matter of days. oh, wow. yes! oh! bingo! long story short, be open to stepping through life's doors and we'll handle the house. ♪

this is a tempur-pedic mattress. it's designed to help make aches

and pains a thing of the past by relieving pressure points and supporting your body in a way no other mattress can. experience the mattress ranked #1 in customer satisfaction by j.d. power, three years in a row.

three iranian filmmakers are behind bars following a crackdown by the revolutionary guard. at least two were critical of the iranian regime and many see it as an attempt to detract from soaring inflation. jomana karedsheh has more.

>> reporter: riding high after a prize for his film a man of integrity, this iranian filmmaker was filled with optimism. >> i'm very happy because i think this prize will be -- everything will be easy for me after that. >> reporter: but now he and along with two other filmmakers are in prison. the catalyst for their arrest, public support for protests sparked by a horrific building collapse in may, an accident pinned on lapse safety measures and corruption. on twitter, he posted a letter signed by prominent members of the film making community calling for security forces to, quote, put down their weapons against protestors. but his producer says that the

arrests are a diversion meant to steer iranians away from the very dire economic situation in the country caused by skyrocketing inflation which according to than think analyst topped more than 52% in june. >> it is not good at all and it is out of control. and tpolitical games is not successful. so they have to bring some other things to the society. >> reporter: and outspoken critics of the regime have a history of facing the ire of their government. both men arrested in the wake of anti-government green protests following the contested 2009 election, served time in prison and were banned from making films. and also prohibited from leaving iran for 20 years. but the other two have defied that filmmaking ban continuing

to direct in secret. and his most famous work, taxi, in which he plays himself as a film director working as a taxi driver. screened in his absence at the berlin film festival in 2015, taxi won the top prize, golden bear for best film. there was more freedom to travel until 2017 when authorities confiscated his passport after his cannes win for a man of integrity. undeterred, both men kept making films highlighted again and again by their peers with awards. those very film festivals now joining a growing chorus calling for their immediate release. for now all three men along with more than a dozen other according to the center for human rights in iran sit in prison, awaiting word of formal charges. >> when you are living in the

totality regime, there is no reason to any reason that they come and arrest you. >> reporter: jomana karedsheh, cnn, istanbul. that wraps this hour of "cnn newsroom." i'm kim brunhuber. i'll be back in a moment with more news. please do stay with us. how did olay top expensive creams? like this with hydration that beats the $100 cream in every jar of regenerist retinol24 collagen peptide new vitamin c and the iconic red jar can't top this skin shop now at olay.com

there's a reason comcast business powers more businesses than any other provider. actually, there's a few. comcast business offers the fastest, reliable network... the protection of security edge... and the most reliable 5g network. want me to keep going? i can... whether your small business is starting or growing, you need comcast business. technology solutions that put you ahead. get a great offer on internet and security, now with more speed and more bandwidth. plus find out how to get up to a $650 prepaid card with a qualifying bundle. hello and welcome to all of you watching here in the united states, canada and all around the world. ahead on cnn newsroom, wildlife

killed, water supply shortages and more, the war in ukraine is taking a massive toll on the environment. we're live in kyiv with the details. plus -- >> why don't you talk about something that matters? >> back home from saudi arabia and on the defensive. the blowback from his controversial fist bump with the saudi crown prince. record-setting temperatures and massive wildfires as part of the u.s. and europe bake in the sw sweltering heat wave. and in madrid. we begin in ukraine and word about a new barrage of russian missile strikes in the south, ukraine says at least ten ss