hello. welcome to our viewers joining us here in the united states and all around the world. you are watching "cnn newsroom." i'm rosemary church. a redrawn new york congressional map created a contentious matchup between incumbent, nadler and maloney. cnn projects that nadler will prevail . he's the chair of the house judiciary committee.

she has of the house oversight committee. here is part of nadler's victory speech. >> this district does not belong to me or to my opponents, for that matter. it belongs only to the voters of this district. the new yorkers who get up every day and busy themselves with building a better, fairer city. those new yorkers get to choose who best represents the people and values this city. you know what? i think the voters made themselves clear tonight. now, to florida, where cnn projects that demings will win the murray senate primary to take on income and marco rubio. she is the former police chief of orlando and has served in the house since 2017. cnn projects charlie crist will win the democratic governor's primary. he will take on income and republican ron desantis in november. crist was elected governor in

2006, when he was a republican he's been serving in the u.s. house since 2017. >> make no mistake about it. this guy wants to be president of the united states of america, and everybody knows it. however, when we defeat him on november 8th, that show is over! >> also in florida, former u.s. president donald trump's new lawsuit, stemming from the fbi's search of mar-a-lago is getting pushed back from the federal judge. the judge said, a friday deadline was set for trumm's lawyers to clarify their request for a special master to review evidence seized by the fbi. it comes, as we are learning about a letter from the national archives to trump's legal team.it confirms more than 700 pages marked classified, and special access were recovered from mar-a-lago by the archives team in

january. according to the letter, archives officials shared the documents with the intelligence community back in may. so, an assessment could be done on potential damage over how team trump handled the classified materials. joining me now from los angeles, host of the o'kelly show, political commentator, mo kelly himself, and from washington, former republican congressman and now cnn political commentator, charlie dean. welcome back to you both. >> thank you. >> hello, rosemary. >> so, mo kelly, what message does jerry nadler's defeat of maloney send to the democrats, do you think? >> i think it sends to the message that nadler is not going anywhere. he's still politically viable, if not electable. he's in a relatively safe district. so, his congressional career will continue.

i think it remains to be seen whether his future will be in concert with what the democrats, as a party, want. i know the party wants to change its leadership, and how it's being viewed by younger voters, but jerry nadler, at least tonight, has a celebration to have >> charlie, last hour, you said, democrat charlie crist won't have much of a chance when he goes up against gop incumbent governor ron desantis in their battle coming up in november for the midterms. so, how do you expect that fight to play out, particularly for those disenchanted republicans living in florida, who can't buy into the move so swiftly to the right? >> i simply would say, dissent is has the advantage here. it is still florida, still a competitive state. so far, with charlie crist, my advice would be to reach out to those swing voters, whatever issues are most relevant. i suspect the abortion issue

may actually help them try to pick off at least, i will say, suburban public and women, you know, however many there are left in florida, try to drive a wedge there. anywhere else he can, find those republicans who he can identify a republican voter who is very dissatisfied with the former president, president trump, and make appeals to that. he's going to have to run hard to the senate it's very hard to the center. he will have to do that to be competitive in the election against ron desantis. again, ron desantis has a lot of money, and he's going to drive towards a potential presidential race in 2024. i suspect ron desantis will not attack his heart to the center. he's much more effective at playing bass politics. i suspect that's what he's going to state. >> mo kelly, what's your advice to charlie crist? >> i would advise charlie crist to stay with the issues

billeted to floridians. ron desantis is obviously talking to the rest of the nation, not necessarily plenary and's. he's talking about and i woke and the things that are in the republican base. charlie crist, if you can make it clear that he is for floridians, he's going to be there for flenord indians, i think the message is stronger than desantis, who is looking be on the governor's mention at this point. >> trolley, democratic congress woman demings will now challenge gop and comets in the tacoma marco rubio, already pretty negative ads out about her. what are deming's chances in this race, do you think? >> same as the governor's race. the advantage is because florida has been trending for a republican in recent years. so, competitive. republican democrats have had difficulty winning state-white races. rubio is a former figure, but to be fair, now demings is a strong, attractive candidate who has a compelling story. she has a law enforcement

background. again, she's gonna have to play the cards to the center, as well. she hopes to be competitive. again, this is an uphill climb for democrats. but again, they have to focus on those issues that are motivating, credit voters. again, the abortion issue. it seems to be motivating a lot of democratic voters. that's one area. again, going back to those independents and republicans who are unhappy with the direction of the republican party, you have to make is appeals. again, you have to do that by playing to the center of the state, the more centrist voters, not the ones on the edge. my same advice to demings i would get to charlie crist. >> mo, even if demings doesn't win, will she give rubio a run for his money? he's obviously a little nervous, getting those ads out even before she actually won. >> yeah. i think that she will be a much more competitive and compelling

candidate than anybody else in the state of florida. obviously, they're running for a statewide election. i think val demings is one of the better candidates offered by the democratic party. we know that she was on a short list for vice president. so, we know that demings has a future, not only within politics, but generally. florida, specifically, though. sometimes, it takes voters a little bit longer to figure out how much they like you, and it may not be right now for demings, but it may be later for demings. >> charlie, i do want to turn now to the ongoing investigation into highly- classified documents found at the florida home of donald trump. how damaging do you think this investigation -- and others that are currently underway -- have been for trump? is it helping or hindering him, do you think? >> from a legal perspective, i would have to think it's a nightmare for donald trump. he's clearly trying to monetize this most recent scandal, classified materials. he's raising money off it. you know, portraying himself as

the victim. of course, when you combine the case with the mar-a-lago search of his residence, along with the investigation into georgia, election battling there, and his problems in new york state, with his business, he's got very serious problems. again, you know, but donald trump has been remarkably resilient, and somewhat teflon. you know, he doesn't seem to be as effective as he should be. i never thought, in my wildest dreams, that a former president of the united states would leave with classified material and try to turn it into a political asset. the public and primary opponents for 2024 are more or less backing him up. there was a time when you were trying to draw that contrast. you would draw a contrast, not defend your likely political opponent. so, again, legally, i think

donald trump's got real problems. politically, he seems to see some advantage, at least in terms of winning a republican primary. if he can win a primary, i can't imagine anything here will help them in a general election against a democrat, but maybe he can clear the field of it in the 2024 primary as a result of all these scandals and investigations. >> mo, final word to you. recent nbc news poll showed that the majority of americans want all these investigations of donald trump to continue. so, what impact do you think they will have on the midterms? >> i think, if anything, the more that donald trump becomes a central figure in the discussion, politically, it helps the democrats. it reminds democrats why they came out in 2020. if the specter of donald trump running in 2024 may be an issue for them, that's something democrats can run on. for donald trump, it helps him financially, it helps, politically. he can use this to be part of his latest grief politics.

but i don't think it helps them legally. >> all right. mo kelly, charlie dean, many thanks to you both for joining our panel. we appreciate it. >> thanks, rosemary. >> thanks, rosemary. >> the u.s. military says, it carried out rescission airstrikes on iran-backed groups in syria. president joe biden ordered the strikes on bunkers used by groups tied to iran's islamic regime court. u.s. command says, no one was killed. cnn's following of developers from london. we are joined live now. what we're learning about this? >> reporter: these strikes are retaliatory, according to the u.s. they say, they carried out a series of precision airstrikes in the province in eastern syria. they say, they were eating cereal's bunkers being used to store ammunition and being used, as well, by an iranian- backed militia group on the ground, operating in syria, backed by the iranian

revolutionary guard. they were able to hit nine bunkers, according to the united states, and the intention of these strikes was not to kill any personnel. the intention was, again, to destroy these bunkers and to degrade iran's capabilities on the grounds in syria. i said, this is retaliatory, because on august 15th, just over a week ago, a u.s. base that is right along the syria- iraq border in an area called the green village. that base, august 15th, where u.s. personal are, the syrian defense forces, that base, august 15, was hit with syria's rocket attacks and drone attacks. there work no injuries, but that was the motivation behind yesterday's attack for the u.s. military. they say, they're trying to defend u.s. personnel on the ground, ensure that iran can carry out attacks like these again that we saw on august 15th. it's very important that we haven't heard from iran. we are

waiting to see what to her aunts is about this. of course, iran has had a long- standing role in the syrian civil war on the ground. you can expect that there can potentially be a response there. in the meanwhile, you also have something happening very far from the battlefield here, rosemary. that is the iran nuclear deal. there are negotiations now to try to revive the nuclear deal taking place in vienna. that's the other question, is will this impact of these negotiations. will this impact iran's motivation to come to the table, to try to revive this deal? so, you see a very fine- balanced deal, a very complex battlefield on the ground in iran. with the united states trying to strike against nine bunkers without becoming any personnel on the ground, killing any people on the ground, sending a message to iran that it's not acceptable. we will respond to attacks like the one on august 15th without escalating the situation on the ground. in the meanwhile, of course,

try to keep those backdoor talks to revive iran nuclear deal on the ground. we will wait to find out if we hear anything from to her on in the coming weeks. >> all right, salma abdelaziz, thank you for the live update from london. still to come, the war many thought would be over in days is now into its sixth month. no end in sight. we look back at some of the key moments in russia's invasion of ukraine. that's next. - [narrator] as you ready for what's's next, you think about what really matters and what it means to be connected to everyone around you, to your community. we want to make the most of these moments, these new memories, tother. you, to your community. and custom gear from customer ink can help. we've developenew tools to make it easy to create custom products and get them to everyone, whether you're together now or still apart.

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it is independence day in ukraine, but this year, the holiday comes with a sense of defiance. security has been increased

across the country amid warnings that russia could launch major strikes on civilian and government targets. ukrainian officials also are urging people to take extra precautions and pay attention to air raid sirens. the national holiday, also coming exactly 6 months since russia's invasion. with moscow's hopes for a swift victory collapsing in the face of stiff ukrainian resistance. on tuesday, president velotta, zelenskyy said, ukraine will continue to fight, promising to retake all russian-occupied territory, including crimea, which was illegally annexed by russia in 2014. in the hours ahead, the u.s. is expected to announce the largest ever security package for ukraine, worth around $3 billion. a u.s. official told cnn, and will include western air defense systems, as well as strongholds of ammunition. it also air marks money for

training and maintenance. ukraine's president says, foreign support is critical for his country to stay and fight. >> [ speaking non-english ] >> translator: we need to be clearly aware that, as soon as the world becomes tired of this war, it will be a great threat to the whole world, and they're better off annihilating ukraine. we're grateful for any kind of assistance. we need all of it. that's true. >> even after months of senseless destruction and bloodshed, vladimir putin's end game in ukraine remains unclear. the ukrainian's result is a strong as ever. suarez looks back on the major events in the conflict so far. a warning, her report contains graphic images. >> reporter: devastating explosions across ukraine's major cities. this was the moment russia lit up ukrainian skies. and unwarranted invasion that only moments earlier russian

president vladimir putin called a special military operation to demilitarized and for ukraine. >> [ speaking non-english ] >> translator: whoever tries to interfere with us, creating threats for our country, how people should note that the present response will be immediate, leading to such consequences that you have never experienced in your history. >> reporter: the kremlin's immediate goal, to surround kyiv and liquidate the ukrainian leadership . later that same day, russian special forces took an air base just outside of the capital. cnn was there, as it all unfolded >> within the few seconds where you came from, they were engaged in a firefight, presumably with the ukrainian military, which says, it is staging a counteroffensive. >> reporter: the predictions of some western analysts that it would be all over in three days seemed on target. they weren't. within 48 hours, ukrainian

special forces hundred the airbase in operable.the first in a series of setbacks. russia, see shock and awe, surprisingly muted by ukrainian resistance, symbolized by a defined president volodymyr zelenskyy, telling cnn, from a bunker in kyiv, that the russian invasion was about far more than ukraine . >> [ speaking non-english ] >> translator: it's very important for people in the united states to understand that, despite the fact that the war is taking place in ukraine, it's essentially for values in life, for democracy, for freedom. therefore, this war is for all the world. >> reporter: as he spoke, millions of ukrainians were fleeing westwards towards poland, fearful of a russian blitzkrieg. the fastest-growing refugee crisis in generations, according to united nations. as rusher pressed on, families were torn apart, as the men stayed home to fight for their future, uncertain. >> this is goodbye,

temporarily. >> reporter: those who stayed behind bunkered underground her to the metro, filled with the elderly and the vulnerable.all, terrified of the unknown. >> i'm asking for a friend.they're very nervous. >> reporter: president zelenskyy appealed to the west for help. >> you are the leader of the nation. the great nation. i want you to be the leader of the world. >> reporter: by march 10th, russia was heading towards the capital, but not everything was going according to their plan. one call, russian vehicles 40 miles long sent north of the capital, exposed to ukrainian mobile units, with antitank missiles and drones. suddenly, russia found itself bonded down, suffering heavy losses. but it wasn't until they were forced to pull back that the true human devastation was seen. evidence of torture, executions, mass graves,

exposed. russian troops had committed human rights violations, atrocities, war crimes. the entire town became a crime scene. >> for us, the best motivation is stopped. >> reporter: by the spring, the russian focused was on the eastern regions, the original goal of putting's special operation. russia's goals in the east have come at the price of immense civilian suffering. the city of mariupol is battered and bombed , after two months of shelling. local officials estimated 20,000 people were killed, far more fleeing. soldiers and the city's still complex became a symbol of ukrainian resistance. pounded from sea, land and air, but for weeks, refusing to surrender. gradually, remorselessly, russian forces is to forward in the donbas. but they have taken immense

casualties. pentagon estimates, more than 70,000. western officials tell cnn, the russians are struggling to make up losses of men and munitions. with new longer-range and accurate weapons from the west with its partners, ukraine has begun taking the battle to the enemy, especially in the south. the consequences of this war, reaching far beyond its borders, as the wide world sees skyrocketing food prices. europe, so dependent on russian gas, is looking towards a grim winter. the prospect of peace, still so far away. he's a suarez, cnn. another three u.s. states have queued up contentious showdowns in the general election. the big takeaways from tuesday's primaries, and white a lot-serving democrat's time in congress has come to a

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continue to get the tools they need to build a future of unlimited possibilities. one of new york's longest- serving house democrats has lost her bid for reelection. it was a battle carolyn maloney never wanted, and it was a battle she lost the following comment jerry nadler in the new york's 12 district. each of the democratic titans chaired powerful committees, but they were forced into an upper manhattan clash due to

redistricting. in florida, representative val demings has won the democratic senate primary by a landslide for the former orlando police chief will face incumbent republican senator marco rubio in the midterms. and florida has also chosen house democrat, charlie crist, to take on republican incumbent, ron desantis, come november. democrats are eager to slow down desantis ahead of his rumored residential bid in 2024. cnn's senior editor of the "atlantic," back with us. good to have you back with us. >> picture having me. >> let's look at what the big takeaways were from tuesday's primaries. what do you think? >> for me, the biggest take away was the special election to fill a congressional seat in the hudson river valley in new york. it was a district that joe biden won narrowly, in 2020, after donald trump had won it in early in 2016. republicans were widely expected to win, but the

democrats, focused on abortion rights, and won the seat by a bigger margin, poorly, than joe biden did in 2020. now, that doesn't, by itself, mean that republicans have an all-republican advantage for the 2022 election, but it coincides, or reinforces, what we saw in special elections and over the last few weeks in minnesota, even in alaska. immigrants are performing much better than you would expect, if we are going to see a wave year on the magnitude of the republican engagement for '94, '24, or the democratic gains in 2018. it suggests, in particular, the decision by the supreme court, overturning right to abortion, 50-your right to abortion, has change the playing field in a way that has created more opportunities for democrats to at least the competitive then appeared possible six or eight

months ago. >> ron, one of the races the country will be watching closely in november is one that pits incumbent florida governor, ron desantis, applicant democrat, charlie crist. another democrat, demings, up against a common senator, marco rubio, in november. what chance do these democrats have up against well-funded, entrenched republicans? >> florida is a state that has clearly shifted its center of gravity in the last few years. it was a really photo-finished state for most of the beginning years of the 21st century. of course, the year 2000, which george w. bush won by 500 votes. very close senate and governor's race, repeatedly in 2010 in 2014, even 2018, ron desantis was elected for the first time. since then, in the trump era, it is a state that has moved towards the democrats. democrats began both of these races for governor and senate

as decided underdogs. i would say, they probably have a better chance, though still an outside chance, in the senate race, because the fact is we were just talking about, which is abortion, gun control, and concerns about trump's the emergence, and what he means for the future of american democracy. all of those things have awakened the democratic base a more fighting chance in november. that has val demings on kind of the outside tier of races people are watching. but no question, florida has become -- acquired a more red tent than it had four, six, eight years ago. >> what message do you think is being sent to the democratic party, with nadler's win over maloney? >> this race was mostly driven by redistricting. maloney represented the east side of new york, manhattan, and other provisions of the west side of manhattan. there's more than a parking between in different places, culturally. i don't see a big ideological

differentiation between them. nadler was a more disciplined audition than maloney, getting in trouble, for example, suggesting biden would run. to me, the bigger story is that you had these two, roughly 75- year-old, democrats born before the korean war squeezing out a third candidate in the race, a new york university of law professor who ran against carolyn maloney last time, who was literally half their age, 38. to me, it embodies the challenge democrats have, as they have become a party more and more dependent on the votes of these two giant, younger generations of americans, born since 1980, the millennial's and generation z. the best- educated generations, most secular generations, most diverse generations in american history. yet, the party leadership remains overwhelmingly concentrated among leaders in their 70s. joe biden, chuck schumer, nancy pelosi. they really do have to figure out a way to create more space

to represent the core of their voting base and the people who are setting the direction. >> yeah. an important point. on both sides, really, the political spectrum. as all this plays out, ron, so, too, does donald trump's attempt to get ahead of the fbi's search of his florida home. now, trump's lawsuit, pushback from a federal judge who has said, a friday deadline has been set for trump to clarify the request for a special master to review the seized evidence. what impact do you think this, and of course, other trump investigations will likely have on the midterms? >> first, you are seeing, even as trump's legal troubles are mounting, his hold on the republican party, as we have talked about, is tightening. the victories for trump, aligned election deniers in multiple primaries for senator, secretary of state, and i think

we're learning, through this episode, on the classified materials, both the trump deals, feeling even more unconstrained, in terms of his willingness to run russia over traditional boundaries of presidential authority, and republicans in congress, even less likely to challenge it than they were during his first term. the fact that so many publicans went out so fast with blanket defenses of trump and the fbi before they can have possibly known the facts in the case is a pretty revealing and, perhaps, ominous sign of how they would treat a second trump term. i would look at all of these issues, in particular, all of the revelations about bottone, along with the gun issue post the uvalde massacre, and of course, the abortion issue, post the supreme court decision overturning roe v wade in june, as the three critical factors that have kind of narrowed the enthusiasm gap between republicans and democrats, giving more pasta swing voters, and changing the landscape. it has not eliminated all the

advantages the republicans have had and have had in the midterm, local ratings for joe biden, high inflation numbers, the historical precedence, but no question for the battlefield has changed, as we have seen in a lot of polling and senate and governor races and special elections. and trump's's abilities and vulnerabilities are a big reason why. >> all right, ron brownstein, always a pleasure to get your analysis. many thanks. >> thank you. still to come, americans struggling with the student loan debt may get some good news. details of what the biden administration is expected to announce. that's next.

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this just into cnn, a pro- russian official in ukraine has been killed in a car bombing. that is according to russian- backed authorities in the region of zaporizhzhia. they say, a district had was killed after an exposure device was planted under the seat of his car. after months of deliberations, the biden administration is expected to make an announcement later today, canceling up to $10,000 in student loan debt per borrower under certain conditions. sources tell cnn, the president spoke with senators elizabeth warren and raphael warnock on tuesday to discuss

details. cnn's joey diamond has the details. >> reporter: after months of deliberations, president biden is set to announce his decision on student loan forgiveness. this is something that has been hotly debated inside the administration for months now. according to multiple sources of familiar with the plan, this is what the contours of president biden's announcement appeared to be. again, the final decision hasn't yet been officially been made at this hour, but it appears that the president is expected to forgive $10,000 of student loan debt per borrower for individuals making less than $125,000 per year. also, discussions of additional loan forgiveness for specific groups, like pell grant recipients. those are some of the most financially in-need individuals. then, the white house is also leaning towards a final short- term extension of that student loan repayment moratorium, which has been in place since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic. a final short-term extension is

also expected, along with this decision. now, president biden's decision here is certainly going to try them some praise for those who have been calling for this kind of student loan forgiveness for a long time now. but it's also going to try them some criticism from different sides within his party, as well. some democratic-leading economists are saying, forgiving $10,000 of student loan per borrower is going to add to the deficit, and that it's also going to increase inflation. but on the left, there are some saying, that $10,000 just simply isn't going far enough. jeremy diamond, cnn, the white house. still to come, heavy rain is moving on from texas, but the recovery from extreme flooding is only just beginning. is vital to our health and wellneness, only the sleep number 360 smart bed keeps you cool, , thn senses and effortlessly adjusts for your best sleep.p.

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the governor of texas has signed a disaster declaration for almost two dozen counties. they were affected by severe storms and flooding. the extreme rainfall in dallas is some of the worst the city has ever seen. catching many people off guard. cnn 's at 11 doerer reports her >> reporter: extreme drought conditions in texas, now leaving residents stunned by heavy rainfall, flooded streets, homes and local businesses on monday. >> the current was so strong, took half my home. it can wash away. >> reporter: as the downpour continued, creeks overflowed.

>> i've been here over 13 years, and this is by far, by far, the worst it's ever flooded. >> reporter: water levels rose so quickly, cars stalled and drivers were trapped on flooded highways for the dallas police chief says, 28 patrol cars were damaged in the deluge of rain. >> we got hit really hard. we got hit in a historic way the sky opened up, and soon after, our streets closed down. >> reporter: the texas governor signed a disaster declaration for 23 counties across the state today. what happened yesterday is the second worst rainstorm and flooding in dallas since 1932. flash floods are now subsiding after more than 9 inches of rain in some areas, with the damage assessment just beginning. >> this was the first time in 90 years that we have had this much rain in a 24-hour period. city parks that looked more

like lakes, these impacts are going to be felt all over, throughout our economy. >> reporter: the latest poll, more than 100 homes flooded. a 60-year-old woman died when her car was presumably swept away by floodwaters, according to local authorities. the storm that started a chain of travel disruptions across the country is now heading towards louisiana and mississippi. this monster of a rainmaker continues to slide eastward, and continues to set records. shreveport, louisiana, reporting the second-wettest day in history. records go back 150 years. flash flood warnings could be issued for cities, such as new orleans, jackson, mississippi, and points eastward. texas governor, greg abbott, facing questions about how he's managing the state's climate change issues and extreme heat, drought, tornadoes, and now floods. >> we are dealing with more extreme weather patterns. we're constantly looking at what extreme weather may lead to, whether it be power demand, extreme heat, extreme cold,

heavy water, and even drought. >> reporter: even after this record rainfall, the governor deliberately avoided calling these weather patterns the effect of climate change. >> the sun is coming out. this is texas. >> reporter: some isolated areas of dallas received as much as 15 inches of rain in 24 hours. this comes after months of drought, weeks and weeks of extreme heat. the entire experience causes weather whiplash. ed lavandera, cnn, dallas. >> meteorologist joins us now with more. good to see you, pedram. where is the rainfall headed? >> just to the south, and areas to the southeast of this region. that is the concern with heavy rainfall still in store for some areas, rosemary. in the past 24 or so hours, the

regions were already hard-hit, not necessarily dallas, but mississippi, portions of arkansas, parts of louisiana. 2 1/2 to 4 inches of rain have come down in a span of 24 hours. the same system responsible for the mess, a southerly flow. moisture, being tapped into from the golf, and it is oscillating back and forth between eastern texas, portions of arkansas and louisiana and mississippi, as well. that is precisely where all the action has been the last 24 hours. moving out of eastern texas, into louisiana, arkansas, and mississippi. really, the forecast, notice the current perspective he was radar imagery. thunderstorms, abound. jackson, mississippi, portions of central mississippi, in line here with flood alerts, even flood warnings, meaning flooding is imminent or occurring this morning, across this region of central mississippi. yet, the concern is with about 3 billion americans underneath this risk of funding, additional thunderstorms will bring heavy rainfall once again, throughout the morning hours. what are the areas to watch carefully for dawn, thunderstorms developing from san antonio, as far north as austin, east as houston.

that is a critical area for thunderstorms continue again again. again, for the two towards the east, isolate spots commenting on top of what has already come down will lead to flash flooding. notice, the heaviest pockets expected near jackson, south or near new orleans. as far east across portions of the florida panhandle, as well. getting some strong storms. now, this is the concern here, for the highest risk for excessive rainfall. it includes portion of louisiana, on into mississippi, as well. you will notice, the other story we have been following, it's been happening around the western united states. we've touched on excessive heat in portions of the pacific northwest, seattle included. even towards the canadian border there. near british columbia, temperature are pushing into the 80s and 90s. we've got the wet weather in places around the south. heat, historic eat, potentially in store across parts of the northwest. rosemary? >> all right, pedram javaheri, many thanks. appreciate it. thank you . and thank you for spending part of your day with me. i'm rosemary church. max foster continues on "cnn newsroom" next.

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