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the greek island of rhodes. benjamin netanyahu undergoes surgery to implant a pacemaker hours out of a key debate over a controversial judicial reform bill. moscow launches yet another round of missile attacks on the key ukrainian port city of odesa. this upcoming week will bring little relief from extreme heat in the united states. right now some 80 million people are under heat alerts with dangerous temperatures expected in the desert southwest and in southern texas and along the gulf coast. those temperatures will peak around 5 to 10 degrees above normal. arizona's capital has recorded miserable temperatures for w weeks. phoenix will hit a high of 110

degrees fahrenheit, more than 43 degrees celsius. we've been seeing storms elsewhere in north america. canadian officials have declared a state of emergency in pars of nova scotia. storms dumped three months of rain on the province in 24 hours, causing extensive flooding. at least four people are missing. heavy rains washed out a boston red sox game in massachusetts friday night. the team had to come back saturday to finish playing. let's take a look at what this week will bring to the u.s. weather-wise. cnn meteorologist chad myers gives us the forecast. >> more record-breaking heat across the southwest of the united states again. it's one day after another, just getting hotter and hotter. that will begin to go away a little bit in the middle of the week when some of this heat begins to break away and move closer to the northeast, especially over the great lakes for sure by tuesday into wednesday. heat domes still in control of our weather, especially out here

in the west. vegas will be 113 later on this afternoon. phoenix a degree or two warmer. this is going to be the broken record for a while. watch this heat. this is the above-average temperatures in the plains for today. they begin to slide a bit farther east, just a touch. phone we warm things up 5 or 10 degrees, you're going to notice it. you're going to notice it in chicago, in new york city, where temperatures go from the middle 80s to almost middle 90s. the next week, above-average temperatures there. we go from 85 today in chicago. notice what's happening by the weekend. thursday and friday, back up above 90 and the humidity is back as well. it will feel warmer than that. be careful out there. it's going to be another hot one in places. for many people, the heat is not merely a discomfort, it can be life-threatening. one group that is extremely at risk are migrant workers. those who help feed the nation. cnn's camila bernal looks at how workers in southern california

are trying to stay safe in the extreme weather. >> reporter: it's a constant reminder to wear the right clothes, to take breaks, to drink water, to stop working if you feel dizzy. and temperatures here in coachella are normally high. every single year. but the heat waves do make it extreme. and there are hundreds of agricultural workers who are out picking and packing fruits and vegetables that will get distributed all over the country and eventually end up on your table. the shade under the grapevines is deceiving. not enough air and a feeling of suffocation, says this 22-year-old, alexandra. she's been working in the fields in the coachella valley since she was a teen and is one of the more than 2 million agricultural workers in the u.s. but it's impossible to get used to temperatures close to 115 degrees. >> we understand that's because

of our environmental impact and the change, also what that translates to is not only working with heat, high heat conditions, but also out of their pocket. that they have many of them have shorter working hours because of the heat conditions. >> reporter: already more than 2,300 heat records have been set in the u.s. in the recent heat waves, causing dozens of deaths and filling some hospitals to pandemic levels. something luz is trying to prevent. through the nonprofit she leads, agricultural workers are reminded to drink water, take breaks, and speak up. because no matter how high the temperatures are, the work here continues. agriculture is one of the largest industry sectors in california, and the state says its performance is vital to its economic health. and in turn provides produce for tables all over the country.

>> they're still working because they know they need to make their end goal, to make their money to bring home to pay rent, to make sure their kids are taken care of. >> reporter: alexandra agrees. she says there are days when even walking is hard. but she takes the necessary precautions because it's a job she depends on. a lot of farmers schedule their workers either overnight or very early in the morning. the problem is that here in coachella, the temperatures don't drop that much overnight. so a lot of the people i talked to told me they're worried about next week, about the summer, but in particular about what temperatures are going to be in august. to greece, the country suffering extreme temperatures which could become the longest heat wave in its history. wildfires are raging for the sixth straight day. the biggest fires on the island

of rhodes. a tourist destination known for beach resorts and ancient ruins. thousands of visitors and residents are having to evacuate. fire crews are racing to put out flames before they damage more buildings in the area. barbie nadeau joins me from rome. extreme heat triggering wildfires in greece. is there a sense of urgency? >> reporter: yeah, laila. it is really, really a dire situation. you could just imagine those tourists, the fear they have to evacuate by boat, to evacuate in the back of a lorry, something like that. it's really, really hard. but imagine the economic damage for those hotels that have just lost their season entirely. it is their sense of urgency. we took a closer look at the situation. wildfires are scorching the

island of rhodes, cutting short dream vacations. the greek fire service ordering tourists and residents to leave parts of the southern end of the island. officials say thousands of people have been evacuated to safer areas. some picked up by greek army and coast guard along with private boats after gathering on the beaches. others leaving by bus, lorry, or on foot. the fires already reaching and damaging some holes in the area. with greece set to endure its hottest july weekend in 50 years, firefighters on the island are getting help from places like slovakia, to help battle blazes that are quickly changing direction. the hot, dry conditions and high winds energizing the flames. but in athens, the heat doing just the opposite, causing many tourists to slow down and look for ways to muddle on with their holiday without melting. the intrepid ignoring advice from greek authorities to stay indoors, unwilling to miss out on the opportunity to see the famed acropolis.

the site again closed during the hottest part of the day. but even at other times, it's not for the faint of heart. >> how am i dealing with it? seeking shade. >> shade, trying to find seating, taking care of my wife and my friends, hydrating, getting enough water where we can survive. >> i just threw up. i'm trying to collect myself again. waiting to see this. i've wanted to see this my entire life. i hope i can make it. >> reporter: meteorologists say there's more to come. the temperatures continuing to broil over greece in the next days, possibly making this the longest heat wave the country has ever faced. la laila, you see that desperation. these are people manning vacations for years, now they've got to rethink their plans. anyone trying to go to greece or other parts of southern europe really are devastated.

devastating for the entire tourism community, especially those who run tourist entities. >> terrible timing. cnn's barbie nadeau reporting. to extreme wedder on the opposite spectrum. this is what appears to be a river of ice flowing through a town in northern italy. that came after a massive storm doused the area with hail 4 centimeters large and some 55 millimeters of rain in 30 minutes. the town's mayor called the storm a water bomb, and he says it took a massive cleanup effort to restore the main streets to normal. we turn attention to israel where prime minister benjamin netanyahu just had a surgery for what's called a transient heart block. a doctor says the prime minister was admitted urgently sunday morning. an operation was carried out, and he received a pacemaker. it comes after mr. netanyahu spent a night in the hospital last week after he fainted for what was described as

dehydration. all this comes as israel's parliament is set to vote on part of the government's controversial judicial overhaul legislation which would curtail some of the supreme court's powers. let's get you more on these developments. journalist elliot setgok, what more can you tell us? >> reporter: laila, it's hard to know where to start. the prime minister's health at the moment, as you say, he's had a pacemaker installed as a result of this condition called a transient heart block which effectively can either partially or completely block electric signals that control heartbeat, which can therefore lead to irregular heartbeats or preventing the heart from pumping enough blood around the body which can lead to dizziness, and as we're learning, fainting, which apparently also is what happened to netanyahu a week ago. according to doctors, and this is the first i believe that anyone's heard of this, according to doctors, this condition has been known for many years. but it doesn't appear to have

been publicized until today. the operation, according to doctors, was a success. netanyahu is expected to be discharged later today. and of course, against this backdrop, we have the scenes of thousands upon thousands of protesters marching the past few days by the supreme court, by the israeli parliament, the knesset, as debate gets under way and the final readings come on monday and tuesday for the first part of this government's controversial judicial overhaul. now, the bit of this judicial overhaul that is at play right now is the so-called reasonableness bill. if passed it would prevent the supreme court from striking out decisions by the government of the day which it deems unreasonable. in the past it's prevented, for example, netanyahu appointing one of his coalition allies from being named as a minister because he's been convicted three times, including of tax

fraud, and netanyahu wants him, for example, eventually to be finance minister, among other things. the supreme court thus far has said that is unreasonable. if this part of this judicial overhaul passed, in future the supreme court would not be allowed to say, no, you can't appoint this minister because he's been convicted for tax fraud. they wouldn't be able to say that is unreasonable. this is just one part of a much broader judicial overhaul that prime minister netanyahu has been pushing. before he went under the knife, interestingly he did say the efforts to reach a wide agreement are continuing. but there's no sign of any compromise just yet. these protests have been going on over six months now. you recall back in march, they were paused when netanyahu's own defense minister called for a compromise, for a pause in this legislation. that resulted in netanyahu temporarily sacking galant and spontaneous protests which caused the strikes at the airport and other places and for that legislation to be paused. netanyahu has since continued. he's under pressure from all sides, because his more

right-wing and conservative coalition partners, they want this legislation passed, they want it to go forward. if netanyahu doesn't go forward with it, it's possible they could break with him. netanyahu unpressure from the opposition, from the protesters on the streets week in, week out, for over six months, he's also under pressure from reservists, thousands of whom said they will not turn up for duty if this legislation is passed without any form of compromise. one other element of pressure which is no less than u.s. president joe biden, who has also called for some kind of compromise to be reached in order to ensure israel's democratic character remains intact. so pressure from all sides. that can't be helping netanyahu's health. as i say, the operation was successful. the pacemaker has been installed. netanyahu himself plans to be in the knesset, the israeli parliament, for the readings and votes on this first part of the government's controversial judicial overhaul.

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across spain, voters are starting to head to the polls for a snap election that could move the country further to the right. the vote comes after the governing socialists sfered a surprise defeat in may's regional leaks. the center-right popular party is forecast to win, but no party is expected to secure enough seats to form a majority partner, and so much attention is on the far-right voparty which could become a kingmaker while securing a place for the far right in spain's government for the first time since the franco dictatorship ended in 1975. a lot at stake. journalist al goodman is standing at a polling station in madrid. there's a lot of hustle and bustle behind you. i guess people are animated? >> reporter: that's right, laila. voting just started a few minutes ago at the top of the hour.

there were lines outside the door of this school which is right in central madrid, lines at this polling desk behind me. there are a number of these throughout this school. people coming up and clearly wanting to get in to vote. many of them because it's still relatively cool -- about 80 degrees right now, 20 degrees celsius. it's supposed to go up to much hotter today in madrid and even hotter in the south. it's the first time elections have been held in the summer. the very first person standing outside this school was a 94-year-old man who said he always votes. i asked him what he thinks about this election? he said, "i've got my ideas." this was a hospital worker, a woman, who said she had to delay her vacations because of this. she plans to get going tomorrow. but clearly, people are coming out. this is what both parties want, both the conservative, main conservative party, which is

poised, according to the polls, to be the biggest vote-getter but might fall short of a majority. that leader has called for people to give ha majority on hs own. pedro sanchez, the minister, who called these snap elections after his party suffered a drubbing in local elections, is calling for a rebound and wants people to come out a leftist wave. either way, it looks like it will be a coalition group. but clearly, a lot of people are ready to get out and show which way they want this country to go. >> al goodman reporting from a polling station in the spanish capital, thank you so much for that update. and joining me now also from madrid, the iberian affairs correspondent for "politico." a very warm welcome. you write for "politico" that spain finds itself on a precipice. what do you mean by that? >> so it's a key moment for

spain. basically during these past four years, what spain's had as left-wing coalition government, the first coalition in spain's history. and basically they have to decide whether they want to continue with pedro sanchez's government. he is a socialist prime minister. and overall his government's been characterized by progressive social measures. or whether them to hand over power to the center right popular party. the key factor here is neither of these classic big parties have enough power to be able to score an absolute majority. so they're going to have to make deals. on santos' side it's clear he'd repeat the coalition he's had the past four years. on the other side it's more troubling for europe in the sense he's very much open to making a deal with the far right. that has people nervous in spain and brussels. >> what makes this such an unpredictable election? why are there so many uncertainties? >> reporter: it really is a

remarkable vote in the sense that it's taking place today, july 23rd, a moment most spaniards are on vacation. at least one-fourth of the electorate is on holiday. it's also a very unpredictable moment because, as your correspondent was mentioning before, we're in the middle of a brutal heat wave, temperatures over the 100-degree mark. what we're expecting are some pretty intense scenes in the voting stations. a lot of city halls had to scramble it's tore change their polling stations to better refrigerated buildings or been deploying air conditioning systems. it's going to be complicated. we have health teams on the scene to assist people who might get heatstroke while waiting in line. >> having said all that, what role does climate change play as voters now head to the polls? >> it's been a very strange election in the sense that, as you well know, europe's been

suffering a brutal heat wave this year. also extended drought in spain. these are not new problems for spain. they're very much used to being at the forefront of climate change on this continent. and yet climate change has not been an issue at all in this election. it's been a very odd campaign which many people have actually compared to an american-style campaign, a trumpian-style campaign, because the right has very much focused on issues that are not real problems for spain but are very emotional problems. much of the campaign has been spent discussing issues related to the basque terrorist group which disappeared over a decade ago, they're defunct, but seeking to link the current prime minister with this vanished terrorist group, suggesting he's somehow making alliances with these people that used to kill spaniards and set off bombs. that is an emotional trigger, especially for older generations of spaniards. so the focus of conversations

have been on issues like that instead of dealing with things like climate change, youth unemployment, which spain has one of the highest figures, the demographic challenge because the spanish population is declining. many other issues that are much more pressing for spaniards. >> how do people in spain reflect on the country potentially -- we don't know -- making a dramatic turn to the right? what would that mean for spain and internationally? >> it would be a remarkable change for the country. we're talking about a country that only got out of a authoritarian dictatorship in 1975. so it hasn't even been 40 years since then. this would be the first government to include openly far-right members since then. the vox party has been very clear if the popular party requires its support to form a government, they will be making very serious demands. they want to get rid of the ministry of equality.

their particular obsession is with gender equality laws and laws dealing with violence against women, over 1,200 women killed by their partners, and they've enacted progressive legislation to deal with it and special courts to deal with violence against women. vox is against these, considers these institutions are a challenge and a threat toward men of a certain age. they also consider that the lgbtq movement has gone way too far here. they're looking to crack down on transgender rights in certain parts of the country, they banned pride flags, for example. we're looking at a lot of measures targeting social issues and then a lot of measures that more widely worry europe. vox would like to deploy the spanish navy to stop migrant ships. it is openly euro-skeptic and wants to crack down on the impact that brussels bureaucrats have on spain. te don't trust european courts. it would mark a major claim for the country. in terms of europe, a year ahead

of the european parliament elections, it would be a very big deal which if after italy, spain ended up with a far-right government as well. >> all right, thank you from madrid. greatly appreciate it, thank you. russia is giving no break to the ukrainian city of odesa. ahead, russian missiles rain down for the fifth time this week and leave a trail of destruction. i'm currently out of the office [typing] focusing on a little blue-sky thinking. i'll be taking meetings with family and friends. and checking voicemail as my activities permimit. i'll connect with you after reconnecting with h me. ♪ get 1.9% apr for 36 months plus $1,500 purchase allowance on a 2023 xt5 and xt6 when you finance through cadillac financial. ♪ hi, i'm sharon, and i lost 52 pounds on golo.

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you're watching "cnn newsroom." ukrainian president zelenskyy is condemning the latest round of russian strikes on odesa, calling them an evil that no one can excuse. it was the fifth attack on the city this week and it left at least one person dead and 19 others wounded. this orthodox church was damaged along with at least six residential buildings. in previous strikes, russia targeted grain infrastructure after pulling out of the black sea grain deal which allowed wheat exports from places like odesa. mr. zelenskyy is now taking the issue of food exports to nato's top boss. >> we discussed with mr. stoltenberg our steps to unblock and ensure the stable operation of the grain corridor. in our cooperation, we have moved to a new, higher level -- the level of the ukraine nato council. and this mechanism can work. i turn to jens with a proposal to urgently convene such a meeting for the council for

appropriate crisis consultations. the meeting will take place in a few days. we can overcome the security crisis in the black sea. ukrainian forces took aim at crimea, hitting an ammunition depot on saturday. the attack forced evacuations and the suspension of train services, according to russian-backed officials. that was ukraine's fourth strike on crimea this week. ukraine and russia are accusing each other of using controversial cluster munitions on saturday. ukraine says russia's attack happened about 16 kilometers northwest of this town where a separate strike reportedly hit a gas station. the klaus tear bombs wounded they, including a camera operator for the german broadcaster "deutsche welle." moscow claims the ukrainian strike happened in the occupied part of zaporizhzhia. a journalist for the state news agency, i.r.a., was reportedly

killed. cnn could not verify russia's allegations. nada bashir is keeping an eye on all developments joining us live from london. nada, what more can you tell us about the latest strikes on odesa? >> reporter: round after round of strikes on the ukrainian port city. this is the fifth night of russian strikes on odesa. at least one person killed, 19 others wounded, including four children. we have heard from ukrainian military officials in the region in the last few hours saying they believe 19 missiles were launched towards odesa in the early hours of sunday morning. as a result, we have seen significant damage to civilian infrastructure that has been damaged residential buildings, local monuments, a church, as well as damage to port, infrastructure. this is has been a concern for ukrainian authorities and the international community. these attacks come days after russia effectively withdrew from the black sea grain deal which

essentially guaranteed the safe passage of vessels from ukraine's southern black sea ports. now, of course, the security of these ports and the port infrastructure has really been brought into question as we continue to see these repeated attacks by the russian armed forces. of course we've seen attacks overnight in other regions as well. in kharkiv, at least two killed as a result of russian strikes. in zaporizhzhia, we've heard from local military officials saying they believe 20 civilian settlements were struck overnight 69 times by russia. again, causing significant civilian -- damage to civilian infrastructure. so there has been a real intensification overnight of russia's bombardment. as you said, we've heard from president zelenskyy speaking today. he has shared his message on telegram specifically on that attack, describing this yet again as a terrorist act by russia. again, vowing retaliation from

ukraine. >> nada bashir, thank you so much. the president of belarus will be meeting soon with russian leader vladimir putin reportedly to work on strength ning their strategic alliance. last month, putin claimed russia had deployed tax call nuclear weapons to belarus. u.s. intelligence officials say they have no reason to doubt it. ukraine estimates up to 5,000 wagner mercenaries are encamped in belarus, and more keep coming. ukraine's border guard says it does not see those fighters as a direct threat, but it's taking no chances. according to a senior commander, the border region has been heavily mined to deter any potential incursion from belarus. you'd think an avid supporter of russia's war on ukraine would enjoy the favor of the putin government, but former fsb colonel igor gherkin is under arrest in moscow, charged with inciting extremism.

he has criticized president putin, calling him a "low life" and "cowardly bum." he has blamed russia's military for not acting harshly enough against ukraine. gherkin is a well-known russian military blogger and donetsk occupation official. other military bloggers are defending gherkin with one calling his arrest overkill. but analysts say following the brief mutiny by wagner leader prigozhin, the kremlin is cracking down on ultra nationalists, even ones who believe in the war. also in moscow, four dead and dozens injured after a hot water pipe burst at a large shopping center in western moscow. there are reports of hot water flooding the mall and steam billowing through open doors. moscow's mayor says some people suffered burns and calls it a tragedy. the cause of the burst pipe has not been reported. mexican authorities have arrested a man they say started

a deadly fire at a bar. 11 people were killed and at least six people were injured in the suspected arson attack. authorities say the man had been thrown out of the bar in sonora near the u.s. border after being disrespectful to women. security staff say he later returned and threw a flaming object at the bar, causing the deadly fire. now ahead on "cnn newsroom," a look at barbie mania. i'll talk to a professor of marketing to get her take on all of these merchandising tie-ins with the movie and whether there is any risk involved for the brand. ♪ love can get a little messy... good thing there's resolve. loveve the love. reresolve the mess.

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office records. it says the live action film, released by our parent company, has already brought in over $70 million in ticket sales. it seems barbie fans of all ages, probably including some folks who played with the original doll that was introduced back in 1959, are lining up in droves to see the movie. joining me now, sherry lambert is an associate professor of practice in marketing at temple university's fox school of business. professor, wonderful to have you with us. exciting times. "barbie." it's inescapable, it's everywhere you look. marketing that's driven by the movie that just premiered. what do you make of the strategy from a business perspective? what makes this so special? >> well, there's a couple of things, i really think. i think barbie and the pink, the color pink, everything about this movie and the toy is fun.

right? and i think people are looking to escape. people are thinking about, well, you know, is there a recession, is there not a recession? and this is fun. and so it gives them this opportunity to pull themselves into the movie themselves. it's funny because barbie, you know -- we all get to go into barbie's world through this movie. which is really, really fun. barbie itself is something what we call in industry imaginative play. it's all about the imagination. it's marketing. it's marketed that way. and this time it kind of flips it on its head, for lack of a better word, and we are transporting ourselves into barbie's world, which we get to do that imagination as well. >> professor, it's a lot of fun. no doubt about that. but i wonder, in terms of what role nostalgia plays in this, can you talk to us about the power of nostalgia as a marketing tool?

>> it's fantastic. so this brand is i believe 50, 60 years. so roughly six decades in the making. and mattel is not new to nostalgia marketing. they did it with their fisher priceline. they really lean into that. people like to feel good and get back to their past. so i myself played with barbies. in the '70s. it gave me a chance to think, my barbie's going to be an astronaut, my barbie's going to be an engineer, a horse trainer, something like that. people like to think about their childhood. and when you do nostalgia marketing like mattel is doing on this brand, people really are excited about it. it takes them back to their past, to happy times. >> i'm wondering, barbie itself occupies such a unique place in pop culture. how difficult do you think,

other brands looking at this marketing strategy, how difficult will it be for them to replicate that same kind of commercial success? all these different products, all these different tie-ins. how much of this is just purely attributable to the barbie effect? >> it truly is beyond just barbie. i stopped counting. i was trying to count how many collaborations or partnerships were happening. to be honest, i stopped at 22. i last saw a figure close to 100 collaborations and partnerships, and there might be formalized ones or loosely based ones. it's going to be extremely difficult for anyone to replicate this. everyone has jumped on. another term we use in marketing is bandwagon. they have jumped on this bandwagon. everything's pink. july is really becoming a pink

month. and it didn't just start this month. it started back in april when people -- when barbie had filters for social media posts. you could stand in a barbie known booth and take your picture so you looked like you were a barbie in packaging. it started a long time ago. so the hype is real. and they've really built it up, which is fantastic. >> now, all the licensing and the collaborations, some of which you detail, we've lost count as well. do they carry a risk? especially for a legacy brand. what are the challenges of being this ubiquitous and trying to stay on brand? >> well, i think the hardest part where you have to take pause is to make sure, as a brand, as any brand -- just not barbie -- that you're doing collaborations with folks or other brands that resonate with your consumer that you're going

after. so you are definitely going after that family. i think of the numbers i saw, mattel is targeting teens and the female moviegoer, grandmas. i think they even termed it glammas. you want to make sure that you're partnering with brands that really focus on that same target, right? otherwise, you're going to be lost in that mix, so to speak. but everything is pink. and i think everything can go pink this month as well as the brands. we're seeing things like fun boy floats, swoon lemonade, pink lemonade. it's pink, you better believe they're trying to partner with barbie. if they're targeting females ask young women, they're going to be trying to partner with barbie. it just makes so much sense. >> professor, are you planning on going to see the movie?

have you bought something barbie related? spill it. >> oh my gosh. so i have to confess, i tried so hard to go to the opening night. sold out, sold out, sold out. tried today, sold out. i had my tickets purchased and bought, tomorrow at 11:20. and i'm so excited to see this movie. >> all right. professor sherry lambert, a pleasure, thank you for joining us, and have fun. >> thank you. thank you for having me. ceo elon musk has announced twitter will be changing its logo to an "x" against a black background similar to this only with an "x" instead of a bird. he's asking user to offer design suggestions. "if a good enough "x" logo is posted tonight, we may go live worldwide tomorrow." we are hearing from jamie

foxx for the first time since he was hospitalized in atlanta with a medical complication. the actor thanking fans for their support in an instagram post friday night. he also addressed the rumors surrounding his hospitalization. >> i know a lot of people were waiting, wanting to hear updates. to be honest with you, i just didn't want you to see me like that man. i want you to see me laughing, having a guide time, partying, cracking a joke, doing a movie, television show. i didn't want you to see me with tu tubes running out of me. i went to hell and back and my road to recovery has some potholes as well. but i'm -- i'm coming back. >> foxx also thanked his family and doctors for keeping him alive. malaysian officials called off a music festival this weekend after members of the

british pop rock group the 1975 shared a kiss on stage at the good vibes festival in kuala lumpur. video shows the moment lead singer mattie halley kisses a bandmate. halle had finished delivering a speech slamming malaysia's stance against homosexuality. malaysia responded by canceling the rest of the three-day festival. some members of the country's lgbtq community criticized the onstage kiss, calling it performative, and warning it could lead to further discrimination. football competition under way right now at the women's world cup. england won its opener against haiti but not without difficulty. highlights of that and all of saturday's matches ahead.

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for more on all of the action in saturday's matches, here's cnn's patrick snell. . >> a winning start for the united states, but i wonder who, if anyone, is best equipped to try to stop them winning a third straight title and a fifth overall. maybe the 2019 finalists from holland or perhaps the reigning european champions england. the lie nonenesses struggling to beat haiti on saturday, having to rely and a retake and penalty before they could claim three points. it was a clear penalty for sure. georgia's initial kick appearing to be well saved by the haiti goalie. england, though, get the retake. the keeper was well off her line when she makes that save, no question. making no mistake this time around, 1-0 the final score. the english happy to get that first game out of the way with three points in hand. >> yeah, definitely.

i think you have a really long buildup. we've been at camp for five, six weeks now, been here for two week realize are i think the first game is just to settle the nerves, build momentum. yeah, it's kind of nice to get that feel after watching two days. china were world cup runners-up in 1999. they opened their campaign against denmark. the danes back in the world cup for the first time since 2007. the european nation escaped with three points at the end of game. the corner kick from the skipper harder and it's the sub, amelie vanguard, who had only just come on the field, a looping header finds the back of the net for the winner. that result moving denmark to the top of group "d" level on points with the english. japan got their campaign off to a good start against zambia. goalless until just before

halftime, and that's when hinata miyazawa breaking the deadlock with a nice goal, good finish. japan's lead was doubled 10 minutes after the break thanks to another superb team effort. nina tanaka sliding home the cross, 2-0. miyazawa adding one more. tanaka playing her part with the assist. 5-0 the final score in favor of japan, emphatic victory. over the years, japanese fans have become well known for their efforts to clean up the areas in the stands after the matches. now we're seeing it, look at this at the women's world cup following that big win over zambia. japan's players also thanked by fifa on twitter for leaving their dressing room spotless, complete with a thank you note written in japanese and english. wonderful to see each and every time. such a wonderful, fine

tradition. we've become so accustomed to it at each and every world cup, whether women's or men's. three more matches taking place on sunday. australia and new zealand. we'll bring you highlights on cnn. right back to you. >> thank you, patrick. that wraps up this hour of cnn newsroom. paula newton picks up our coverage after a quick break. do stick around.

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