hello and a warm welcome to our viewers joining us in the united states and all around the world. i'm christina macfarlane in for max foster here in london. just ahead -- >> upwards of 50 million americans dealing with significant heat here. >> we have a choice. collective suicide. >> climate change is wreaking havoc on our planet. >> no one person here today can deny there was a massive failure on may 24. >> i can hold myself together now. i've done my crime.

now it is time to do my time. >> just 30% say that they approve of president biden's handling of the economy. >> the president trying to salvage his domestic agenda or what is left of it. it is tuesday, july 19, 9:00 a.m. here in london, 4:00 a.m. on the u.s. east coast. and we begin with the u.n. chief warning that half of humanity is in the, quote, danger zone for extreme weather as heatwaves strike across the northern hemisphere. in the u.s., then tens of millions of people are under heat alerts. and highs above 90 degrees fahrenheit the next week, that is more than 32 degrees celsius.

oklahoma and texas are getting the worst of it with excessive heat warnings in major cities like dallas where highs could reach a staggering 110 degrees fahrenheit. the organization in charge of the texas power grid has already recorded 30 days of record demanding since early may. and there are fires including this one in central texas which is forcing evacuations and consuming homes. the "washington post" is reporting that the u.s. president could be on the verge of declaring a national climate emergency, part of joe biden's effort to fight global warming and as his party struggles to pass key legislation. meanwhile the blistering heat is tormenting parts of western europe. fires suspended service in madrid, passengers could see flames in the distance from both sides of this train. and today in england, temperatures could reach a record breaking 104 degrees fahrenheit or 40 degrees

celsius. monday marked the uk's third hottest day on record. melting tarmac halted flights near london, but the runway has since reopened and temperatures set new records in wales and ireland, logging its worst heat in more than a century. prince charles says the hot spell shows how critical it is for the world to reach net zero emissions. >> if i may say so, these commitments around net zero have never been more vitally important as we all swelter under today's alarming record temperatures across britain and europe. as i've tried to indicate for quite some time, the climate crisis really is a genuine emergency and tackling it is utterly essential for the country and the rest of the world. >> and this heatwave really couldn't have come at a worse time for europe just as the international energy agency is warning eu countries to conserve

natural gas for the upcoming winter. energy supplies could be strained this week as homes and businesses crank up their air conditioning. supplies from russia of course remain a big question mark due to the eu sanctions over the war in ukraine and ahead of the iea says the next few months will be critical to see where the eu stands in terms of winter gas supplies. and let's discuss it more. let's get over to pedram javaheri at cnn weather center for the latest temperatures in the u.s. tell us what you are seeing. >> this is a remarkable heatwave even for standards across the south central united states. you look at some of the high temperatures in the past 24 hours, 110 or about 45 degrees in a few spots. these excessive temperatures are exceeding and besting records that in some cases have been standing over 100 years and other like wichita falls, about two decades.

but you notice widespread coverage of the record heat impacting upwards of 75 million americans spanning over dozens of states. and the south central region, these areas of texas, oklahoma and the midwest really underneath the bulk of it, but now introducing some heat advisories across portions of the northeast which include boston and new york city where temps could feel as hot as 100 fare farenheit. but notice the forecast across new york city, staying about 10 degrees above average the next few days, a few thunderstorms possible come thursday, but generally speaking we're in for the long haul when it comes to the excessive temperatures and the entirety of the lower 48 states dealing with these temperatures that will really begin to expand farther toward the north and east. look at st. louis, 96, 98, eventually 103 degrees there friday afternoon. and again the northeast kind of deals with the same sort of a setup and looking ahead towards early next week even, the excessive temperatures expected to remain in place with well

above average temps for just about everyone with the exception of the usual hot spot in the united states which it will be warm, but they won't be above average because the monsoons are taking place there and wet weather is expected. but here we go, notice it does want to get cooler, but even still then, staying above average across portions of texas on into oklahoma. severe weather is also an issue across the eastern united states. significant wind gusts and record rainfall across new york city just in the past 24 hours, almost 2 inches coming down in a matter of a few hours across that region with the coverage of the strong storms producing quite a bit of rainfall. but again the big story is the excessive testimoniy temperatur expect the next couple days because of course this is the hottest time of of delaclimatol speaking. >> and i want to go to europe now to get the view from london which is where nada bashir is

joining me live here in london. and i don't know about you, but last night was very uncomfortable, almost impossible to sleep in these temperatures with no air con for many of us here. and of course this is affecting services and transport across the country. >> reporter: absolutely. sweltering weather that we saw yesterday only set to be worse today, that is the projection, expecting us in the uk to reach those record breaking figures once again. of course much of england still under the red extreme warning. other parts under an amber warning due to the excepxeexcep heat. and this weather might be typical for other parts of europe or perhaps the middle east during this time of the year, but here in the uk, this is exceptionally out of the ordinary. this is way above average. and the infrastructure in the uk is simply not built or prepared

to deal with this kind of heat. and that is certainly what we've been seeing with the national rail service which has been extremely impacted by this intense weather. the message we've been hearing from national rail is do not travel unless it is absolutely necessary. they are advising people to avoid the trains at all costs and if they are needing to travel, they are advising people to make sure that they have got a drink of water with them so that they can maintain safe at all times. but of course this has disrupted the infrastructure of the national rail service. we've seen significant delays and cancellations. walking into kings cross today, one of the busiest stations here in the capital, it is actually quite quiet this morning. a number of trains have been canceled. pretty much all trains heading north from the station have been canceled and that is because the overhead wires and the steel rail tracks aren't able to cope with the intense heat. those trains that are running are having to run at a slower

pace than usual as a result of safety precautions. so we are seeing significant disruption here, and that is all part of the question that the government has been trying to tackle, how is the country going to prepare for intense heat over the coming years. we heard from a government minister who has been overseeing the government's approach to dealing with the heatwave, those emergency meetings that we saw over the weekend, he said that monday and tuesday will be crucial for the government to learn some key lessons about how to deal with the intense heat. not only in terms of infrastructure, but also coping with the intense health and safety risks. >> thiswone likely to be a oneoff event. thanks so much. keep cool. and clare is joining me here in the studio. and this could not have come at a worse time for europe with regard to gas supplies. what options do the eu have as we move toward the winter? >> as you say, the timing is awful. there was already a looming gas crisis in europe, this excess demand because of the rise in

temperatures has pushed gas prices up about 2%. bear in mind they are already 7 1/2 times higher than at this time last year. so contribution to inflation. but the situation we've got now, europe is extremely worried that the gas supplies from russia are going to stop. what we have now is a situation where the nord stream 1, which is a critical supplier is shut for maintenance. supposed to open on thursday and there are questions whether it actually with. the onminous signal on monday where germany utility said they got a letter declared a force m majeur. so an ominous signal. if nord stream 1 is not switched on, that potential storage level

going into the winter, germany might have to move to its next stage of alert when it comes to gas supplies and start rationing industry. that then rises the likelihood of a recession. they are looking to other suppliers, meeting with the french this week, but it won't be fast enough if russia cuts off the gas. >> that being becoming all the more acute as the year goes on. clare, thanks very much. multiple agencies hthat responded to the uvalde shooting are launching internal reviews to find out what went wrong that day. texas department of public safety is conducting a criminal investigation to examine the actions of every member of law enforcement and the u.s. customs and border protection is reviewing the actions of its agents. meanwhile the superintendent of the school district says they are considering virtual classes as an option as students seek reassurances that they will be safe in school.

>> i'm going to be a senior. how am i supposed to come back to the school? what are you guys going to do to make sure i don't have to watch my friends die? what are you going to do to make sure i don't have to wait 77 minutes bleeding out on my classroom floor just like my little sister did? >> my daughter has something to say. >> this was the last dress that all my friends saw me on. most of those kids were my friends. and that is not good. and i don't want to go to your guys' school if we don't have protection. >> and she's encouraging for her friends not to go to school too. >> this comes after the release of a scathing preliminary report investigating the shooting and police body cam footage shows how law enforcement responded that day. >> my chief was making contact with him, right? >> no, no one is making contact

with him. >> what are we doing here? >> do we have anyone that is here on this side, any of the kids or anyone here? >> no, we don't know anything about that. >> now uvalde parents are calling for district police chief pete arredondo to be fired. he is seen in the body cam footage trying to negotiate with the shooter. remember this was after more gunshots were heard. >> sir, if you can hear me, please put your firearm down, sir, we don't want anyone else hurt. i know, i know. we're trying to get him out. sir, if you can hear me, please put your don't want anybody els. >> the families of the 19 students and two teachers are outraged over handling of the shooting and the investigation. take a listen. >> those are our babies. those are our teachers. and they are no longer here.

and what y'all is been lacking to do even to this point is be accountable for y'all's mess ups. that is not a -- it is just that. nobody has accepted accountability. so we're going to force y'all to for y'all's efforts in this. you just said we should have done it a month ago in hindsight and everything like that. yeah, it happened with the security for our kids because y'all didn't verify that door is locked. we had people telling you that the doors didn't lock and y'all didn't do a damn thing about it. >> you want to add more security officers to your current staff yet the current staff isn't competent and liable for the already massive failure. you need to clean house. you need to start from zero. hire experienced, trained officers who are prepared to take on the responsibility to

protect our children. >> highland park happened after us and we already know everything about that, we know everything at all. i mean, we know everything. so it makes no sense that there is still things that aren't answered about this. it is humiliating to us, makes us feel like our kids can't rest in peace. >> now the families of uvalde victims are turning their grief into advocacy. shimon prokupecz explains. >> reporter: i'm certainly noticing a difference between the families, they are kind of finding their voice. they are starting to really speak out, they are starting to organize, they are starting to voice their opinions, their unhappiness, they want accountability, they want chief peter arredondo fired. he is the school police chief. he's been onned a menstruate difference leave. but the central theme here tonight, we want him fired. i've been to other meetings here

with the parents, this is a school board meeting, they usually don't speak out as much. but the difference is noticeable. and i think it is this report that came out, listing all of the problems, some of the deficiencies in the school security and some of the failures on the part of the school. and i really do think seeing images now from inside the school, the body camera footage that we obtained and that the mayor ultimately released as well as the other images from inside the school, they are starting to get information. they are starting to see things and they are starting to become angrier and angrier because they have been keeping all this information from them. and it is obvious why, you know, they were not being told the truth. and so they are starting to voice their opinions. they are scared. they are scared to send their children to school. so the school has to come up with some solutions. but the one thing i think people should know is that this community is starting to stand up for itself, this community is starting to have a voice. and that is a good thing. because you know, there was a time when they didn't want to say anything. but now they are starting to speak.

and it is impactful and i do believe that it will make a difference. >> meanwhile other communities are learning hard lessons from the uvalde school shooting. dallas school district will require students to carry clear or mesh backpacks in class, it applies to 6 through 12 grade students and it will take effect in august. first on cnn, new details about what to expect from thursday's primetime hearing by the u.s. house january 6 committee. we've learned former trump white house national -- deputy national security adviser will testify in public. he is slated to be joined by sarah matthews, both resigned from the trump administration in the immediate aftermath of the january 6 insurrection. and another former trump official laid out what potting ger's testimony means for their old boss. >> i think the ex-president is really sweating this because

unlike other people that have testified where ex-president trump has said this was a low level aide, i've never seen this person, let's be clear, potting ger was deputy national security adviser. he went on trips with him, he sat with him in the situation room, he was often where the president was. he was in the oval office on calls with foreign leaders. this is a very close insider. >> and be sure to catch thursday's hearing here on cnn, it is set to begin at 8:00 p.m. in new york and washington. that is 1:00 a.m. friday here in london. meanwhile jury selection is now under way for steve bannon's trial for contempt of congress. the long time ale lie to former president trump is now willing to testify to the january 6 committee, but he still faces criminal charges for his failure to comply with an earlier subpoena. jessica schneider has the

details. >> reporter: the criminal trial finally beginning with jury selection after bannon made a last minute offer to testify before the january 6 committee. prosecutors saying his late offer would not make up for the near year he's refused to comply with the committee's subpoena. the tlilrial will likely last j a few days. bannon has pleaded not guilty to two counts, but if convicted, he would face a mandatory minimum of 30 days in jail for each count. >> it will set the precedent that look, they can hold it up as an example if you just continue to throughout oig, we will prosecute you. >> reporter: the judge won't let his legal team call members of congress to testify and bannon will be restricted from bringing up claims of executive privilege. the judge's district parameters even prompted his attorney to exclaim what is the point of going to trial if there is no defense. and his lawyers saby whether

bannon will take the stand. >> he likes to have a platform. >> reporter: bannon's trial is especially important for the january 6 committee as they negotiate with additional witnesses to testify. the latest public hearing will happen thursday night in primetime and it is expected to focus on president trump's alleged dereliction of duty and the three plus hours when he was at the white house but didn't call for the violence to stop. >> we'll go through pretty much minute by minute from the time he left the stage at the elipse, came back to the white house, and really sat in the white house in the dining room, you know, with his advisers urging him continuously to take action, to take more action. >> the president didn't do very much but gleefully watch television during this time frame. we'll present a lot more than that. >> reporter: the committee is also expecting to hear more from the secret service about the missing text messages from january 5 and 6. the committee issued a subpoena

to the secret service late friday night after the inspector general met with committee members to complain that the secret service had erased texts from those two dates. the secret service has disputed that it was malicious and instead chalked it up to a routine phone replacement program. but the committee is pressing for more answers. >> it is quite crazy that the secret service would actually end up deleting anything related to one of the more infamous days in american history particularly when it comes to the role of the secret service. >> reporter: and there are still a lot of questions about the missing text messages and if they will even be able to be recovered. committee member kinzinger says they aren't 100% sure if the texts til is its still exist be the ig hasn't gotten b access t them. but the secret service is expected to respond sometimes

tuesday. still ahead, sky high inflation and worries over the u.s. economy are taking a serious toll on president biden's approval rating. we'll break down the results of a new cnn poll after the break. but a bit of a bright news for americans at the gas pump. prices are slowly dropping. more on that next.

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welcome back. all eyes will be on netflix today as the media company reveals its second quarter earnings for 2022. to say it has been a bad year would be putting it lightly as they reported loss of customers for the first time in more than a decade, lost billions in revenue and laid off hundreds of employees. and that was just by april. netflix is predicting a loss but putting all its energy into a cheaper ad driven offering to lure new customers. meantime twitter has accused elon musk of trying to stall the company's lawsuit against him. it came as part of a court filing on monday asking for an

expediated trial as soon as september. twitter sued musk last week in an effort to complete his $44 billion purchase of the company. musk withdrew from the deal claiming twitter wasn't transparent about the amount of spam accounts on the service. joe biden is in political free fall. his approval rating is just 38%. and the public's outlook on the state of the economy and the country as a whole are even more grim. mj lee reports from the white house. >> reporter: president biden has completely said that tackling inflation is his number one domestic priority and a new cnn poll out showing that he is in a lot of trouble when it comes to this issue. look at the overall approval rating. this cnn poll shows that only 38% of the people polled said that they approve of his handling of the presidency, around around six in ten saying

that they disapprove of the job that president biden is doing. when you dig into the details and look at the economic numbers, just 30% of people saying that they approve of his role in handling of the economy, whereas only 25% say that they approve of his handling of inflation specifically. it is not just the president's poll numbers that inflation has been hurting, it is also hurting his domestic agenda as we saw over the weekend. senator joe manchin effectively saying that he is a no on the climate deal that democrats have been working on for some time at least for now because he is concerned about what that deal could do to inflationary pressures. now the white house today has been really highlighting some good news on the inflation front pointing out that gas prices have been dropping steadily over the last month or so. this is of course a trend that the white house hopes will continue in the coming weeks. mj lee, cnn, the white house. aaa says that steady drop in gas prices is largely due to the

low demand at the pump as well as lower oil prices. the current national average now stands at $4.50 a gallon. that is down more than 50 cents from last month's record high. meanwhile u.s. markets fell on monday over growing fears of a potential application slowdown and recession. here is are rahel sole monday iw york. >> reporter: and preparing for a possible recession, we've heard from many of the big wall street banks who are reporting second quarter earnings and they too are preparing for the potential of an economic downturn as they set aside more cash for the potential of loan delinquencies. but what is down the road is still a mystery. as for right now, bank ceos say they are not seeing any signs of a recession. >> here is a look at the u.s. futures right now. the dow and s&p 500 and nasdaq

looking to open all in the green. the biden administration is struggling to find the best way to mark the one year anniversary of chaotic u.s. military withdraw from afghanistan. the administration is trying to strike a balance between celebrating the milestone end of the long war while also honoring the 13 service members who were killed in a bomb attack in the final days of the conflict. more than 100,000 people were frantically evacuated from kabul international airport at the end of august last year as the taliban quickly seized control of the country. as his war rages on in ukraine, vladimir putin makes a rare trip out of russia. a live report on his objectives in iran when we return. plus the fighting may be focused on the east, but allegations of treason in kyiv are revealing a different kind of war raging in ukraine. then we e found shipstatio

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with a qualifying bundle. hello and welcome back to "cnn newsroom." i'm christina macfarlane in london. let me bring you up-to-date it our top stories. in the u.s. tens of millions of people are under heat alerts that cover parts of some 15 states. almost 85% of americans are expecting to endure highs above 90 degrees farenheit over the next week. and this first on cnn, the january 6 committee investigating the capitol riots will hear from former trump white house deputy national secure adviser matthew pottinger in their eighth public hearing. he will be joined by former

white house deputy press expect sarah matthews who will also testify on thursday. now to ukraine where allegations of treason are fueling more government shakeups and exposing the shadow war happening behind the scenes of russia's invasion. monday ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy officially asked parliament to remove head of the security service, a day earlier zelenskyy suspended a secure chief along with a top prosecutor saying that they failed to purge russian collaborators from their ranks. he says dozens of workers within both departments are operating against ukraine in russian occupied territory while many others are suspected of treason. and this might just be the start of a much wider purge among security establishment. >> translator: personnel audit of the service is taking place. the issue of dismissal of 28 officials is being considered. different levels, different

directions. but the grounds are similar. unsatisfactory job performance. >> even as those accusations shake kyiv, russian troops are continuing their relentless attack. ukraine says at least seven missiles were filed at odesa hitting homes and other civilian areas. at least six people were wounded including a child. to the east, ukraine says its forces are still fending off russian advances in the donetsk region. and new weapon supplies by the west could help turn the tide against russia, in particular ukraine's military says longer range artillery is playing a critical role. meanwhile ukrainian first lady is in washington this week. monday she met with u.s. secretary of state antony blinken and in the coming hours she will head to the white house to speak with u.s. first lady jill biden. and then on wednesday, she is

scheduled to address members of congress. vladimir putin is on a rare foreign trip visiting tehran to meet with both iranian and turkish presidents in the coming hours. their main focus is on syria, but other topics will likely include ukrainian grain exports which are largely frozen due to russia's naval blockade. recep tayyip erdogan has also renewed his threat to halt the bids from finland and sweden to join nato. he met with iran's president a short time ago. cnn's jomana karedsheh has more on this joining us from istanbul. and this is putin's first trip outside of russia since the war began, an indication perhaps that russia and iran are becoming more aligned. many things on the agenda today, but with those vital grain supplies still stalled in the black sea, there will be a lot of focus on whether these talks with get things moving again. >> reporter: absolutely. i think, christina, the optics

of this meeting today, these different meetings, is very significant for both russia and iran perhaps a single message to the west, to the international community, that despite attempts to try to isolate those two countries, that they remain important players on the global stage, that they are still capable of forging alliances and expanding trade and economic ties. and one thing that many will be keeping an eye on is the potential expansion of military and defense ties between russia and iran. recent u.s. intelligence indicatinging that iran was preparing to supply russia with hundreds of weapons capable drones. so we're expecting today a series of bilateral meetings between the different leaders and there is also that tri-lateral summit, something that they have held regularly when it comes to syria as the three main players in the syrian conflict right now. president erdogan will be meeting with president putin and we understand from the kremlin

and also from turkish officials that that grain corridor, that attempt by turkey to try to unlock ukrainian grain exports will be discussed. turkey is a key nato member, but it has maintained strong ties with russia, both presidents have a good working relationship really. and what turkey has tried do since the start of the war is to try and emerge as a mediator in the conflict and perhaps signs that there is some success in those attempts especially when comes to the ukrainian grain exports. we saw the meeting last week take place here in istanbul between the united nations and russian and ukrainian delegations and turkey and a lot of optimism that they may have reached an initial agreement on ukrainian grain exports, a second round of talks is expected this week. and perhaps according to turkish officials and the united nations possibly signing an agreement. so we'll have to wait and see what comes out of that. but i can tell you many in this region especially here in turkey

and also in syria are keeping a very close eye on that tri-lateral summit. turkey has made clear that it is ready to launch a military taker offensive into northern syria to push back syrian kurdish fighters that it considers a national security threat. but it really can't do that without some sort of a green light from the iranians and russians. so we'll see what comes out of that. we know the syrian kurdish authorities have declared a state of emergency and are waiting to see what the outcome of this meeting is going to be. are they going to reach some sort of an agreement to overt a military offensive or is turkey going to get the go-ahead. >> and i know that you'll be keeping across this. so thanks very much for now there live from istanbul. still to come, we have new details about the alleged gunman at a mall shooting in the u.s. and the bystander who ended the rampage.

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welcome back. we're learning new details about the deadly shooting at a mall in indiana. the 20-year-old alleged shooter killed three people and injured two others sunday before he was shot by a bystander. police say the shooter had three weapons and more than 100 rounds of ammunition. cnn's omar jimenez reports from greenwood, indiana. >> reporter: it has become an almost familiar scene of evacuation in america. >> so we were in the food court and we heard loud gunshots. >> reporter: as an indiana shopping mall quickly became the latest settings for a mass shooting. the police chief announced the findings of their investigation. including the 3450movements of gunman. >> he walks directly to the food court restroom. one hour and two minutes later, he exits the restroom and shoots victor gomez outside of the

restroom. he then points his rifle into the food court where pedro and rosa pineda were eating dinner and shot both. >> reporter: the gunman shot and killed three people sunday evening using a rifle. victor gomez, rosa pineda and pedro pa me ipineda. and he injured at least two others including a 12-year-old girl. and less than two minutes after the shooting began, the attacker was killed by a, quote, good samaritan with a lawfully carried gun. >> the shooter fired several rounds striking the suspect, the suspect attempted to retreat back into the restroom and failed. i will say say his actions were nothing short of heroic. he engaged the gunman from quite a distance with a handgun. was very proficient in that.

very tactically sound. and as he moved to close in on the suspect, he was also motioning for people to exit behind him. >> reporter: police say the 22-year-old elisjsha dicken doesn't appear to have any police or military background. but fired his weapon at least ten times based on handgun rounds recovered at the scene stopping a gunman with another gun is relatively rare. according to data from advanced law enforcement, rapid response training at texas state university, there have been at least 434 active shooter attacks between 2000 and 2021. of those, just 22 ended with an armed bystander shooting the attacker. and of those 22, ten were either from a security guard or off duty officer. and everyone thought that they would just be going shopping that day, everyone except for maybe just one. police say this gunman had three weapons, at least two on him, a rifle and a pistol, and more

than 100 rounds of ammunition. now, police say he only fired from the rifle and they found 24 rifle rounds at the scene of the shooting. and then ten rounds from that good samaritan elisjsha dicken. and police say he engaged this gunman, the good samaritan did, from quite a distance and was able to neutralize him in under two minutes, likely saving lives in the process. and it is why the police chief, the mayor, the governor and many more in this area are hailing him as a hero. omar jimenez, cnn, greenwood, indiana. it has been more than four years since the terrifying school shooting in parkland, florida. and now the sentencing phase of that trial is under way. families are once again hearing what happened that day as prosecutors describe the gunman as cold, calculated, manipulative and deadly.

three witnesses to the attack testified including a teacher. >> i heard what i describe as just the loudest noise you could possibly imagine going directly into my hallway. and when that happened, everything was just happening very quick in my classroom. a student made sure the door was shut. we shut the lights off. my students went into corners. i had some with me behind my desk. almost instantly i called 911 just out of instinct. they couldn't hear me over the sound of the gunshots. it was so incredibly loud. >> jurors will have to decide whether the gunman should receive the death penalty or life in prison without parole for killing 17 people and wounding 17 others at marjory

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welcome back. china has reported almost 700 new local covid cases on tuesday. that is the most since may. the omicron sub variant ba.5 is spreading across the country sending some cities into either full or partial lockdown, all this as a brutal heatwave could bring temperatures as high as 42 degrees celsius this week. and selina wang is joining me live from beijing. these high temperatures no doubt making everything harder including mass testing. i'm sure as people are having to queue for hours in the intense heat. >> reporter: it has been brutal for health workers and residents. this is the kind of scorching weather that is rough even in a tee shirt and shorts.

imagine having to go a whole day wearing full body protective gear covering you from head to toe and your hands, that is what covid workers across china are dealing with. there have been an increasing number of reports of covid workers collapsing or fainting on the job due to heat stroke. in addition to this, resident as you say are required to wait in long lines in that heat to get the mandatory covid tests. this past week, some residents were stooped by the side unable to bear the heat. many people had their umbrellas, ice packs to try to keep them cool. across china, many cities are reaching record temperatures, some of them last week reaching more than 110 degrees farenheit. all of this as china is reporting another surge in covid cases and those snap lockdowns are ruining some people's summer holidays. just this past weekend, thousands of tourists were trapped in the resort town in

the city of bahai. authorities ordered residents to stay in their homes and also have mass testing. all of this is worsening an economy that is already battered by the pandemic, by the zero covid policy. authorities say that this heat wife will have an adverse effect on crops like soybeans, wheat and corn. we're already seeing pig prices increase because of the increasing price of feed. so all of this threatens to push up inflation in china. so this heat, it is rough on residents, rough on health care workers and also bad news for the economy. >> absolutely. i cannot imagine having to wear full protective giear while beig in the heat. just awful. thank you so much. and the cleanup is under way in hawaii after huge swales sent waves crashes into homes and businesses and wiped out tables at this wedding reception on saturday. goodness me. the bride and groom said luckily their wedding cake wasn't damaged and the ceremony did go

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welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. it is tuesday, july 19, i'm kristin fisher in for christine romans. and we begin with extreme weather all over the world. in the u.s., more than 60 million people are expected to see a high temperature above 90 degrees in the next week. record highs have forced the