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ahead on cnn newsroom, an intense heat wave is scorching the u.s. this weekend with some temperatures topping 110 degrees. parts of europe bake under their own heat wave. we take you live to rome for the latest. it's a demon that walks among us. >> a predator that ruined families. officials announce a breakthrough in a series of unsolved decade's old murder cases. how police found him. seeks to join one of the most exclusive clubs on the planet. the race to the moon. we begin with a dangerous

weeks long heat wave that's getting worse this weekend as a heat dome intensifies and reaches peak strength over parts of the western united states. 85 million americans are under heat alerts after the heat dome expanded into california, which is now experiencing its first extreme heat wave of the year. it's already been dangerously hot for weeks in texas, florida, and arizona, where phoenix is in the middle of a record-breaking streak of consecutive 110-degree days. the intense heat is a silent killer. >> in our region across the united states, heat is fatal. it's something that the public needs to take seriously. it can impact everybody. nobody is immune. >> forecasters are warning residents in las vegas to avoid the outdoors between 9:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. forecasters at the national weather service told cnn heen the hottest place on earth, california's death valley could

reach rare highs of 130 degrees opt sunday. this happened only a handful of times. one of them was the global high of 134 degrees. cnn has reporters all across this developing story. ed lavandera is in dallas, texas, with a lock at how people are beating the heat. we are live in rome with a look at the heat wave across europe. but we begin with meteorologist chad myers in our weather swernt a look at the u.s. forecast this weekend. >> tens of millions of americans under some type of heat advisory from that all the way to excessive heat warnings. that just doesn't mean it's summertime hot. that means there's a threshold that you have to be to get one of these areas here above normal. above the 30-year normal. whether it's 7 or 10 or 15 or in some places 20 degrees

fahrenheit above normal. all because of this heat dome. and something else the heat dome is doing. not just a ridge of high pressure that's keeping it hot, but it's also prohibiting thunderstorms or at least clouds from developing in the afternoon. when you get heat and humidity in the texas on a summer day, you're going to get these rising currents. on top those you're going to get a cloud. whether you get a shower or not is one thing. but at least you'll get some shade from the sun. that's not happening because the heat depose all the way up into the atmosphere and did you want allow those afternoon showers to take place. just pushes all of that back down and says, nope, you're not going any further. no showers for you. throughout the day on friday, heat indexes were 107, 110 across parts of texas. that's going to be the case again on saturday. probably for the next few days after that. this is a very long-term type of event here. over the past 40 days, there's

been 1,000 dalely record high temperatures across the united states. over the next couple days, there will likely be another 100, especially back out here in the southwest, where we could break all-time highs. if we get these temperatures that are forecast for vegas, like on sunday, 118, the old highest temperature ever recorded on any day, any month, any year was 117. so that would break the all-time high. phoenix, you're not quite there. you'd have to get higher than that, but you've been 110 for so many solid days in a row in the afternoon, cooling down slightly in the morning hours, but not much. one more thing we're watching here across parts of the northeast. the showers that will develop here ins placess that have already seen flooding. the land here, the surface of the ground is fully saturated. there's no place for this rain to go so there is this moderate

level 4 excessive rainfall, especially on sunday. don't see too much on saturday, but it starts to really begin to fill in on sunday. and yes, depending on what model you look at, there could be more rainfall into parts of new york state as well into places that flooded like west point. we're talking about parts of vermont, new hampshire, and even the southern part of new england from massachusetts to rhode island could see significant rainfall on sunday. same story in philadelphia and d.c. and the beaches of delaware. have a great day. it's still not known if or when special counsel jack smith might bring additional criminal charge against donald trump for efforts to overturn his 2020 election loss, but we know the various investigations are still ongoing and gathering testimonies, especially from key state election officials. paula reid has the latest. >> cnn has learned that the

secretaries of state in pennsylvania and new mexico have spoken with investigators in the special counsel's probe into efforts to overturn the 2020 election. now, the secretary of state in pennsylvania was asked about his time as the city commissioner in philadelphia. and specifically asked about the impact of misinformation about widespread voter fraud, what impact that had had on election and on election workers. that's notable because other officials have also been asked in other states about the impact of misinformation on election workers and the threats that they were facing. pennsylvania and new mexico are two of the seven state where is we know the former president and his allies were really focused on trying to up end biden's victory. it appears in recent months, the special counsel has really z zeroed in on those efforts. he appears to be in the final phase of the investigation, but they are gathering evidence, talking to witnesses sorks at this point, it's unclear when

they will make any final charging decision. paula reid, cnn, washington. in georgia donald trump is seeking a court order to essentially neutralize the investigation into his conduct in the staut after the 2020 election. his lawyers asked fullton county court to toss out evidence gathered by a special grand jury and disqualify the district attorney who are is leading the investigation. the georgia grand jury heard testimony from 75 witnesses, including trump advisers, white house aids and state officials. final charging decisions could come as soon as next month. trump skipped iowa's family leadership summit led by an influential crist conservative, but plenty of other possibles attended. kristen holmes has more. >> reporter: for many 2024 republican hopefuls, there was only one place to be friday.

>> this is iowa. >> historic day in iowa. >> sitting down with tucker carlson, aiming to woo voters at the family leadership summit. >> isn't it good to be in a nation where you are free to praise the lord? >> reporter: hoping to seize on the notable absence of primary front runner donald trump. >> i think it's unfortunate that the former president has now missed two significant events here in iowa. >> some candidates chose not to appear here today. some didn't want the to be interviewed by tucker carlson. there's belief make their policies are not in sync with iowa. >> trump skipped the event run by the christian conservative, who said it's time to move on from the former president. >> i think the formerer president has 20 to 30% self-inflicted. >> reporter: trump will appear at a keynote speaker at an event

in florida. a spokesperson blamed a scheduling conflict. but the decision came just days after trump ruffled feathers in the state latshing out on socia media at governor reynolds, who is popular among iowa conservatives for her decision not to enforce in the primary. trump advisers telling cnn they perceived reynolds to be favoring ron desantis, appearing alongside he and his wife at a number of events. the hawkeye state is seen as krushl for several gop hopefuls. >> hello, iowa. it is great to be back. >> reporter: to give them momentum heading into the primary season. some, like former vice president mike pence, have gone all in on iowa. >> karen and i are determined to travel to every corner of this state, every single pizza ranch in this state, and let people

hear our hearts and learn about us. >> what's it like with this cavalier approach weren't i talked to a number of advisers who say they are taking this state seriously. they have a huge ground game. they are collecting more data than they did in both 2016 and 2020, but of course, the question is how exactly attacking the state's very popular republican governor squares away with all the work they are trying to do on the ground. kristen holmes, cnn, west palm beach, florida. still ahead, a major break in a cold case murder mystery. police in new york have aigsed a suspected serial killer more than a decade after the remains of several victims were found on the beach. how they cracked the case. also ahead, pennsylvania police release new footage of the man hunt. what this means for the manhunt. plus a political play by

vladimir putin that split wagner's boss from his officers. stay with us.

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police in new york believe they have cracked the cold case of a serial killer who preyed on women more than a decade ago. a 59-year-old man has been charged with the murders of three of the women who came known as a the gilgo four, and he could be charged with murdering the fourth victim. miguel marquez explains how police tracked down the killer. >> reporter: i'm standing here with my law enforcement partners in the task force to announce the indictment of defendant rex andrew hearman. >> reporter: sex worker found tie d up wrapped in burlap, dumped on a beach on long island. >> when i took office in january 2022, i made this a priority. >> reporter: the murders traumatized and captivate long island for more than a decade. now the suspect has unthinkable as the murders themselves. >> this is a shock.

i have seen some things, but this is different. >> reporter: charged with three murders. he faces a possible fourth murder charge. verlgt investigators say they identified him using dna and from witness descriptions of him and the car he drove. investigators obtained hundreds of search warrants and subpoenas linking him to temporary burner phones and fake e-mail accounts. investigators allege he used them to communicate with his victims, taunt the family of one of them, and search for information related to the investigation into the long unsolved murders. >> we recognize that these crimes may have happened years ago, but that pain continues. >> reporter: investigators' biggest break came when they are surveilling him at his manhattan office. he was eating pizza and discarded it in a public trash can. dna from the pizza crust say investigators linked him to the

murders. he has been charged with the murders of three women, all sex workers in their 20s. the investigation is continuing and is also been named as a suspect in the murder of a fourth. in all, there were 11 bodies found in and around gilgo beach. only three, possibly a fourth linked to an alleged killer so far. investigators say they made the arrest now because they feared he could strike again. >> one of the reasons why we had to take this case down was we learned that the defendant was using these alternate identities and alternate instruments to continue to patron news sex workers. >> reporter: he's pled not guilty and insists through his lawyer that he's innocent. he is an unlikely suspect. a husband, father of two, dealing with building codes. in february 2022, he was even

interviewed about his job for a youtube show. >> i'm an architectural consultant, troubleshooter, born and raised on long island. >> for the other victims found, many of their family members hope this will lead to answers thabt their loved ones. >> i'm hopeful for the future and i'm hopeful a connection is made. >> you want to give you a sense of what's happening outside the home. this has been the case all day long. there's a massive number of police here. they have been searching through the home, pulling out tons of evidence. it doesn't like they are going anywhere any time soon. investigators became increasingly brazen during all of this. he had burner phones where he's searching about the investigation itself. and at one point, they say he contacted the relative of one of his victims telling that person that he had killed and sexually assaulted their relative.

he's due in court again on august 1st. back to you. pennsylvania police have released new video foot age of n escaped inmate as their manhunt continues. michael burrman has been on the run for a week. he has survivalist skills and considered armed and dangerous. they found a bag that they say he almost certainly used. >> this particular bag was wrapped in a dark-colored tarp and partially concealed under a log. this has been found in the general area of the city of warren, outside of the city in a wooded area, but not far. it contained clothing, some food, and some other materials that someone might need if they were trying to exist in the woods.

>> a weapon? >> not in this particular bag. >> authorities release d this doorbell video taken in the city of warren showing hiwaing pastheroperty towards the woods. we're getting ward of new russian dre strikes on the city ukraine sa the city was hut overnight damaging residential buildings and an industrial facility. one person was wounded. this as volodymyr zelenskyy says moscow is going all out to stop the counteroffensive. here he is. >> our full focus is on the frontline. we must all understand very clearly, as clearly as possible, that the russian forces on our southern and eastern lands are investing everything they can to stop our warriors. >> meanwhile, a top ukrainian presidential aid is hoping more russian targets will soon be within striking distance. he says the u.s. is very close to making a decision about sending attack missiles to

ukraine. those have a range of up to about 190 miles or 300 kilometers, which would allow for strikes deeper behind the front lines. despitineased russian shelling along the northeastern frontier, preszelenskyy incursion is likely in that an direction, but they are keeping a watchful eye now that some mercenaries are reported to be there encamped. alex marquardt has the latest. >> reporter: new video on state tv claiming to show wagner mercenaries in belarus training local troops. neighboring belarus was where wagner's leader was supposed to be exiled to after his aborted insurrection in russia, throwing his fate and that of wagners into doubt. in a new interview released today, putin proclaimed, we do not have a law for private organizations. it does notes exist. the groups exists, but legally, it does not exist. putin is referencing russia's

law against mercenary groups, but also stating a new reality. wagner, as it has existed in ukraine as a fugting force, could be done. and once called putin's chef split from his men. >> we don't know the future of wagner, whether it's in ukraine or anywhere else around the world. we know they are still conducting malicious activities, particularly in africa. >> reporter: after the mutiny came to a sudden halt on june 24th, putin furiously accused the mercenaries of being traders. then just five days later, pooulten said in the interview he invited 35 wagner commanders, including him to the kremlin and offered them a chance to repebt. i show ed them possible options for their further service, putin said, including the use of their combat experience. putin offered the wagner leaders the chance to continue fighting in the russian army under their commander.

andre, a retired colonel and founding member of wagner, is sanctioned by the eu and uk. he's fought in afghanistan and syria earning russia's highest military honors. the men, putin nodded affirmatively, but sitting in the front, he said after listening, no, the guys do not agree with this decision. so what happened after he apparently openly disagreed with putin? we noent know don't know. hes to keep his business interests in africa and the middle east. as for what happened to his men, the bulk of them are back in ukraine in russian occupied areas back in their barracks, but the defense the department says they are no longer taking part in operations in ukraine. alex marquardt, cnn, ukraine. scott mcclain is monitoring the latest developments and joins us from london. what more are we learning about a possible new head of wagner? >> so andre, what we know about

him largely comes from documents published in december 2021 by the eu and france. these are sanctions documents. . we know that he is 70 years old. we know he was born in the former soviet union. he's a retired russian colonel, who goes by the call sign of gray hair. he does have gray hair. he's a founding member and executive director of the wagner group. and as alex explained, he was given medals in the 1980s in the conflict and was also involved in syria, particularly in the city in eastern syria, which was held by isis for years. russia has been credited, at least in part, with helping to rid the city of u.sisis, but war fighters were accuse d of murde

and torture. there's still a lot of questions that we dent know about this man and what direction he might take this group in. >> and an interesting decision being made in ukraine, which president zelenskyy connected about the war about medical cannabis. >> so there have been efforts in the past to legalize medical marijuana, medical cannabis in ukraine. they have tried and failed to do that. the most recent was two years ago. but now the house majority leader in the parliament says that, look, lawmakers are simply acknowledge ing the new realiti of war and the fact that you have so many injured soldiers who maybe able to benefit. they have been part of this group pushing for this. one of them lost his leg after he was hit by a mine on the southern front line. he says that traditional painkillers have numbed the pain, but haven't completely erased it. they also come with a whole

bunch of other side effects. someone like him is looking for other options. this is forced reading. this needs to be voted on and passed one more time before it becomes law, but lawmakers are already saying that this could affect some 6 million people, not just wounded soldier, but soldiers with ptsd and civilians as well with serious illnesses like cancer. >> so many people there need whatever help they can get. thank you so much. millions of americans are sweltering under heat alerts and it's likely to get hotter this weekend. more details in a moment. plus parts of southern europe also suffering from a dangerous heat wave and there's no end in sight. a live report from rome, after the break. stay with us. what do you get frm the morgan stanley client experience? listening more than talking, and a personalized plan ♪ to guide you through a changing world. ♪

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welcome back to all of you watching in the united statess and all around the world. i'm couple kim. this is cnn newsroom. i want to get back to one of our top stories. an already dangerous heat wave will only worsen this weekend as a heat dome intensifies and reaches peak strengths over the western united states. tens of millions of people are under heat alerts after the heat dome expanded into places like california, which is now experiencing its first extreme heat wave of the year. it's already been dangerously hot for weeks in texas, florida and arizona where phoenix is in the middle of a record-breaking streak of a consecutive 110-degree days. now at 2:30 in the morning, it's 100 degree there is. ed lavandera has more on how people are coping with the heat

wave. >> reporter: more than 90 million people across the country are feeling the suffocation of an extreme heat wave. widespread temperatures well over 100 degrees and heat index temperatures topping 110 degrees in many places. the heat unrelenting, like the popping sounds of pickle ball on this dallas court, and at least one player looking for an escape. >> i'm get account out of town. i won't be back until august. minnesota is the place to be. i'm going up there. >> reporter: the american southwest has seen 34 straight days of heat alerts. while some might dismiss this as just another summer, the author of the book "the heat will kill you first" people under jessica mate the heat. >> what i learned is we radically misunderstand the risks of extreme heat. we think that heat means a good day to go to the pool or go to the beach. we don't understand how dangerous it is. >> reporter: when elephants at

the dallas zoo need relief to fight through the heat wave, it's a sign the humans need to be beware as well. the zoo is shifting its hours to opening earlier and monitoring animals not accustom to these extreme temperatures. >> mostly being lethargic was a good indicator of whether they are too hot. hosing them down, most animals do appreciate a good hose down. >> reporter: the state set an unofficial record for peak energy use on thursday, but also says the grid has enough power to handle the increased demand. but for millions of people who work outside, it's impossible to etscape the punishing heat. for package delivery drivers -- >> you have to prepare yourself every day. you start as soon as you wake up in the morning. you start hydrating. >> reporter: and farm workers and landscaping crews out in the field. >> if it gets very hot, we'll pull our crews and not allow them to work that day. >> reporter: for children trying to enjoy summer vacation, this

is no fun. >> it feels like hot sauce could be felt without you having to taste it. and it got poured on my back. >> reporter: we find ourselves in the scorching misery of summer heat, and there is no relief in sight. this weekend it's especially dire in the southwest part of the united states, where temperatures and heat indexes expected to reach over 110 degrees in many places. and in death valley, california, it could be a stunning 130 degrees. that temperature has only been reached five times since records have been kept there if more than 110 years. ed lavandera, cnn, dallas, texas. it's not just the u.s. europe is also experiencing dangerous heat we have a. the end of the week was actually the coolest for many in over a week with temperatures soared in athens. in other parts of europe, it's

dangerously hot. a steady rise begin this is weekend for spain and itsaly. in italy health officials have issued a warning for 15 cities, including rome and florence. we go live to rome. barbie, the mediterranean, no stranger to summer heat, but this is unusual. how are folks coping there? >> reporter: you know, they are supposed to be inside during this approaching midday. this is the hottest time of the day the next several hours. but there are a shocking number of tourists out here. we're in center rome. there are tourists all over because this is tourist season. people plan these trips for a long time in advance. there's no way they are going to cancel because it's supposed to be hot. but it's dangerous. think urging people to go inside museums and churches during the hottest part of the day and stay hydrate d there are 4,000 water fountains that people can use to cool off or to fill up their water bottles. but even that's not going to be

enough. it's hot. it's just going to get hotter. >> i see from the pictures, there are lots of umbrellas and fans. this isn't just affecting italy. spain and greece as well. >> reporter: that's right. spain is seeing high temperatures if placess they have never seen them before. we heard from this norwegian tourist from the north of europe. they are not used to these temperatures. let's listen to what they had to say. >> the heat is very intense. there's a lot of people. hopefully no one will suffer any illness. it was very intense. >> the heat is hard, but we're going to push through it. don't know if we'll be back, so we have to take advantage of the day. stay hydrated, wear a hat, take breaks when you can.

>> reporter: and stay hydrated, use a fan, that doesn't do much for the humidity. the humidity is so heavy. it's hard to find any relief even in the shade. >> people will have to adjust, because as we keep saying, this becomes the new normal. thank you so much. a different kind of extreme weather in south south korea, where 21 people have died with heavy rain, flooding and landslides. talk a look at this dramatic video of a side of a mountain just falls to the ground. two people i died on friday when their building collapsed in a landslide. here a family is rescued from the rising waters. thousands more having to evacuate their homes. 8,300 homes and businesses are without power. still ahead here on "cnn newsroom", a pair battled for their maidenen grand slam title

in women's wimbledon final. we go live to preview the match. plus india and other nations launching missions to space. we'll a have a new race to the moon. stay with us. otc strength lidocaine that contours to the body to relieve pain right where it hurts. and did we menention, it reall, really sticks? salonpas, it's good medicine.

india is embarking on an ambitious voyage to the moon. it's become only the fourth country to execute a controlled landing on the lunar surface. that journey began friday with a successful launch with its mission. the indian space research organization confirmed on twitter friday that the spaceship is in precise or orbit and has begun its journey to the moon. chinese officials this week unveil ing new details about their plans for a manned lunar

mission as they become only the second to put people on the moon. each with their own objectives and challenges. karla is a partner and managing director of space tech partners, and she is in london. thank you for being here with us. so first, what do you make of india's latest moon shot. the launch was the easy part, right? >> yes, absolutely. so now is the launch and two or three weeks to reach lunar orbit. afterwards, it will deploy the lander on the surface of the moon. and therefore, it will start its journey in the daytime of the moon to explore the lunar surface. it's an important step in the mission. >> china mentioned as well plan

ing a manned mission to the moon in a decade. so we have india and china, regional rivals. is this an asian version of the cold war space race we saw here? >> yeah, indeed. space is becoming more and more of an important dimension for the political space and activities around the world. it's also important dimension for diplomacy. more and more we see the latest agreement and the discussions with joe biden and the u.s. so that's why it's ab important race in the global scene. it's important for the economy as well. so space investment is potentially benefitting other technologies.

or. >> but on the front end, these lieu senator exploration, they cost a fortune. here in the u.s., we have seen that all being outsourced to private companies. it seems more unusual to have countries funding this. what's the upside here besides sort of the spin-offs? why are countries still funding it themselves? >> first of all, space in the past decades used transformation. so it's more economical. that space is a national interest of four different reasons that i explained before. the national security or to

increase interests on who pursues them. and most important to the technological advance the for their national entry stri. collaboration is important. and even spacex developed huge investments of the government. it's costing about $75 million. so of course, this is from to land on the moon, but this also it's becoming more cost effective. in terms of international cooperation, this is a possibility.

>> you talked about the commercial benefits, i guess. the moon holds hundreds of billions of dollars worth of untapped resources, as president trump sign ed an executive orde allowing any american citizen or company to extract and use resources in space. so now the outer space treaty means no nation can own the moon, but countries would have the right to mine it, should they be able to work out the logistics. obviously, we're a long way off from doing that, but how big of an incentive is this? >> yeah, this is an incentive in two ways. one, if it's true that we are really as a global community willing to explore life outside the world, so exploring resources in space will be a first step towards the most sustainable in space going forward.

so this mission will go on the south to see whether there's water will be useful. so this is important in two days. so potential discovery of minerals, and most importantly, discovery water and other resources that can be used for human activities in space. >> it's all very exciting. interested to follow along with this latest mission. thank you for joining us. we appreciate it. >> thank you very much. act torts have joined writers on picket lines. the s.a.g. voted to fwon to go on strike. many have the same issues. concerns about basic pay and

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we're in for one historic men's final on sunday at wimb wimbledon. djokovic looking to continue his quest on the calendar grand slam. carolyn manno joins us with a preview. >> this is a matchup that everybody wanted to see. this is what they came for in a final like this. to see the top player in the wo world. hopefully it will deliver.

it has in the past. the superstar now just one win away from an 8th wimbledon title and his fifth straight after beating sunner in straight sets. he's on such a dominant run. novak has not lost a match on center court in a decade, and he's won 34 matches in a row that just tells you what we could be in store for. novak has only lost one wimbledon final that he's reached and that was ten years ago. at 36 years old, he could become theoldest wimbledon champion. >> age is just a number. it feels good. i just feel a lot of motivation, and i'm inspired to play tennis that i truly love. >> djokovic will face carlos.

it took less than two hours. at age 20, the spaniard becomes the fourth youngest wimbledon's men finalist and he's hoping to add a grand slam ball. this will be the selkd time in a major that djokovic square off. he beat him in the french open semi finals. >> it's motivation and more special to play the final. i always say to be the best you have to beat the best. it would be great if i do it. >> the women's title will be decided just a few hours from now. jabeur was a set away before

losing to the champion. she's looking to become the first african arab to win a major as well. that's extra motivation. she's going to face vondrousova. just 24 years old. she's from the czech republic. she is what you might describe as a tattoo enthusiast with ink running down both of her arms. if she wins, her coach is going to get in on that fun as well. >> i have a bet with my coach. if i win a grand slam, he's going to get one. i hope i will. >> back state side, the wnba underway in las vegas. getting things started with a record-setting performance in the three point contest. this was just incredible. the new york liberty star hit 20 shots in a row at one point missing just twice to finish wi37 out of a possible 40 points.

take a good look at this. this is the highest total ever recorded. steph curry shares the men's record of 31 points. but she will play in her second career all-star game on saturday afternoon and she delighted everybody. i think that record is going to stand for quite some time. it was wonderful to see. >> thank you so much for that. the powerball lottery is up for grabs today and it is huge. it's the third largest in the game's history. no one has won powerball since april 19th. the mega millions was drawn last night. this was $560 million, but there were no big winners. so the next grand prize will be about $640 million. before we go, there's something you don't expect to see while you're driving. have a look at this. that green streak is a meteor

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