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i'm paula newton. ahead on "cnn newsroom," when it comes to u.s. weather the good news says there's little relief in sight for the country. the latest on heat alerts from coast-to-coast. republican candidates, including donald trump, gather in iowa. sew how one found out the hard way what happens when you target the former president. and the other side of the debate in israel. we'll hear from those who say they support at least some of president benjamin netanyahu's controversial judicial reforms. ♪ and we begin this hour with more than 100 million people still right across the united states waking up to those heat alerts in the hours ahead. that's nearly one in three people in this country from southern california right up to the northwest and new england. but remarkable improvement from

the 150 million affected yesterday. but then there's phoenix, where temperatures are expected to stay above 110 degrees right through the weekend. the scorching temperatures in the midwest are easing but people in the northeast will have to wait until at least later sunday to get some kind of relief. and the stifling heat is not only impacting people and animals but also some usually sturdy plants in the desert. miguel mar kwez looks at how people are coping. >> reporter: deadly heat, more than 30 states under alert, temperatures, record breaking. >> oh, my god, this is hell on earth. >> reporter: nowhere worse than phoenix, arizona. >> this is unreal, day, night, never seen anything like it. >> reporter: a city accustomed to heat now overwhelmed by it, a new record 15 days so far this year over 115 degrees. the morgue in maricopa county adding ten refrigerated

containers, prepping for a possible spike of heat-related deaths, already the morgue is over its normal capacity. >> if it started to tilt bad sign. >> reporter: arizona's ultra hardy -- some essentially suffocating from the heat. wildlife suffering too, a great horned owl cooling off at a phoenix sanctuary. at the minneapolis zoo, ostriches taking a shower, a polar bear in search of ice. the midwest, baking, indianapolis construction workers taking extra precautions, conditions being pushed to the extreme. >> this isn't for the unseasoned worker. don't try to attempt to come out and start working in this heat, until you've been fully acclimated. >> reporter: along the eastern sea board, the heat index, that mix of temperatures and humidity, hitting upwards of 110 degrees in some areas. >> i'm sweating within like i mean i probably am sweating

within seven seconds of stepping outside. i'm not -- i'm not joking. and then also, like, you know, as soon as i'm on the subway platform it's -- it gets really ugly, really messy. >> reporter: public cooling stations set up throughout the country, power companies urging customers to conserve energy. power grids everywhere, under pressure. >> we recommend setting your air conditioner units to 78 degrees, or the lowest of the cool settings. remembering, that it's all about maintaining your comfort, while also ensuring energy consumption for the entire city. >> reporter: while summer and heat go together, the climate change service calculates july will be the world's hottest month on record ever. so, the good news is, in places like new york and much of the u.s., the temperatures are going to come down in the days ahead, the bad news is, we're all going to have to live with more extreme weather in the days ahead. back to you. >> and our thanks to miguel

marquez. to politics, if donald trump or supporters are bothered by the latest charges the republican front runner faces, no one's showing it. he spoke to major fundraiser in iowa one day after being hit with three new charges in the classified documents case, the special counsel accuses him of telling mar-a-lago employees to delete security footage and willfully retaining a top secret document detailing plans for a military attack on iran. but that got no direct mention from trump friday night in iowa. kyung lah has our report. >> reporter: the major gop candidates here in des moines, iowa for the lincoln dinner, a fundraiser for the iowa republican party, it is a first huge major cattle call of the season where we see so many speakers back to back, those who are running for president and want to earn the support of the iowa caucus goers. it's also the very first event

here in iowa that we see donald trump and ron desantis sharing the stage, the very first event for the two of them, hanging over all of this, the new charges against donald trump. it's something, though, that the former president did not address as he stepped onto the stage. he received a huge standing ovation, the biggest of the evening. and he went after ron desantis. desantis, though, did not directly go after trump. someone who did, candidate will hurd. >> donald trump is not running for president to make america great again. donald trump is not running for president to represent the people that voted for him in 2016 and 2020. donald trump is running to stay out of prison. and if we elect -- i know, i know, i know, i know, i know.

listen, i know the truth. the truth is hard. >> reporter: we spent some time talking to people who attended this event as they were entering, and we asked them, do these new charges that have been levied against trump have any impact on whether or not they would support him if he's the republican candidate, or if they would caucus for him? they all said it made no difference whatsoever, that in their opinion they view this as a piling on strategy by the department of justice, and if anything, they decided to parrot what trump was saying on the campaign trail. kyung lah, cnn, des moines, iowa. now, as we just heard kyung mentioning there, those struggling to chip away at the sizable lead decided to cater to the republican base. have a listen. >> we want education in this country, not indoctrination in this country. we got it done in florida and we need to get it done nationally.

and i got kamala harris coming down to florida trying to create phony narratives because she understands florida has stood up to the left's agenda. we have beat the left's agenda in the state of florida. >> and then you go and you look at the border, and i know camilla's here in iowa, but i bet you she didn't spend near as much time at the border as she spent talking about abortion. i've been to that border. the idea that those ranchers get up first thing in the morning and go see if anyone died crossing the fence. >> so, coming up in the next hour of newsroom we'll look at whether any of trump's rivals have any hope of finding a winning strategy against their front runner. now, meantime, on monday, the white house announced a new weapons assistance package for taiwan worth $345 million, marks the first time weapons will be transferred to the self-governing island directly

from u.s. inventories, the announcement did not include a list of what would be provided. taiwan has been holding military drills this week to try and prepare for a possible chinese invasion. beijing claims the island as its own territory despite having never controlled it. while the u.s. arms in taiwan is trying to beef up -- pardon me, while the u.s. arms taiwan, it is trying to beef up relations with other friends in the region as well. u.s. president joe biden will host a summit next month with japanese prime minister fumio kishida, and the south korean president. they will gather at camp david to reenforce their ironclad alliances. a united front against north korea, and growing assertiveness in beijing. as we've been telling you for months now gang violence in haiti has been so out of control that it's been difficult to actually try and muster a multi-national force that could

restore some semblance of security in haiti. speaking a short time ago in australia, u.s. secretary of state antony blinken said the the u.s. is focused on building such a coalition, and crucially here trying to find a country to lead it. he said he expects to have progress on that front in his words very soon. meantime, with 80% of the capital now controlled by rival gangs and neighborhoods terrorized by crime, the u.s. is urging americans to get out now. the e department advisory reads, given the recent armed clashes between gangs and police and the high tt of violent crime and kidnapping throughout port-au-prince, the department of state says u.s. citizens should make plans to leave as soon as possible. here's more. >> reporter: terrified people flee an area around the u.s. embassy in port-au-prince, haiti after what appears to be tear gas is deployed. for the last several days people have camped out outside the

embassy, apparently because they feel it's one of the last few places where they can be safe. local residents say gangs are laying siege to the tobar neighborhood in port-au-prince, the same neighborhood where the u.s. embassy is located. this local resident says gangs are killing people a few steps from the embassy, why many have decided to flee their homes. the u.s. embassy called tuesday for embassy personnel to remain inside the compound after three days of gang activity and gunfire near the building. >> i don't know the reason for gang violence. gangs just shoot, and they ask for control of the area. they took our house, and we are in the street. we want help to go back home. to the haitian government, we send this message because we want to come back home. >> reporter: haitian security forces have struggled to contain the gangs in the last few years, especially after the assassination of the president in july 2021.

those criminal groups have assumed control of vast swaths of the country. in early july the medical humanitarian charity doctors without borders had to stop their work at one of the hospitals in the tobar neighborhood, and around 20 armed men forcibly entered the hospital to remove a patient being treated for gunshot wounds from the operating room. u.n. secretary general antonio gutierrez made an urgent plea after visiting the country in early july. >> we are not calling for a political -- we are calling for a robust security force deployed by member states to the international police to dismantle the gangs and restore security across the country. >> reporter: gutierrez added the haitian people are trapped in a living nightmare, calling humanitarian conditions in the

caribbean country beyond the falling. raphael romo, cnn, atlanta. as they have done since january protesters in israel will be out in force again today to demand their government stop its overhaul of the nation's judicial system, and now it's become an historic showdown over the past seven months with neither side backing off, a controversial new law enacted on wednesday will likely add more fuel to today's demonstrations. critics say it has weakened the supreme court and undermined israeli democracy. prime minister benjamin netanyahu dismissed the concerns as silly. he claims a judicial overhaul is needed to reset the balance of power in government. and cnn's ed pleitgen reports. >> reporter: protesting the netanyahu's you judicial overhaul, many conservative israelis say they support at

least some of the measures. we went to a settlement in the west bank. >> i feel that the israeli democracy is actually being stronger now because at last the decision is made by the people and by the people voting parliament. >> reporter: while the opposition says the supreme court is the only check on government power, folks here say they believe the court has too much influence, and some of its decisions are too far reaching. >> when they came out with these decisions, felt very, very uncomfortable with them. i said, why decision after decision after decision are they deciding this way? >> reporter: the first judicial overhaul bill passed on monday stopped the supreme court from using the standard of reasonableness to shoot down government decisions. a think tank that has long been advocating for judicial overhaul downplaying its impact. >> the law that was passed makes a tiny little adjustment in that beginning to slightly balance the scales while still preserving judicial independence, meaningful

judicial review of legislative and executive action. >> reporter: but several groups have filed legal petitions against the reasonableness bill with the supreme court. in an interview with cnn's wolf blitzer the prime minister would not say if he would abide by the ruling in case the supreme court shoots the bill down. >> first of all, we're all subject to the rule of law, the prime minister is subject to the rule of law, the parliament is subject to the rule of law, the judges are subject to the law. everybody is subject to the law. >> reporter: that caused opposition politician benny dance to accuse netanyahu of a coup d'etat if he would refuse to submit to ruling. many israelis fear joeshl unrest over the judicial overall measures, a more relaxed view from some. >> on either side of this everyone is holding the israeli flags, what does that say? we love this country on either side. >> reporter: but many israelis say they fear the direction the country is going and are vowing

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now, across the border, this is interesting, an alleged ukrainian missile was caught on video after being shot down in south western russia, moscow says it crashed to the ground in the middle of a city, about 40 kilometers from the border. 14 people apparently were injured there. now, another missile was reportedly hit by russian air defenses southeast of there but didn't cause any casualties. moscow now says it will retaliate. now, back in ukraine, kyiv is working to consolidate those recent gains, and that includes capturing this village in the donetsk region on thursday, videos show troops dodging explosions in front of their vehicle. ukraine is expected to go after another settlement to the east this time which russian officers and military bloggers believe is hard to hold onto. kyiv says it has also repelled russian attempts to regain some of the lost ground in that region.

you're seeing that footage reportedly shows ukrainian clearing russian positions near bakhmut, kyiv is continuing to push port and south of that city, but it says the situation is very tense as russians fight for every centimeter of territory. meanwhile, the u.s. secretary of state says russia is reaching out to north korea to trd prop up its operations in ukraine. selma abdul aziz joins us as we continue to track developments. these ones in the last few hours, we just talked about how ukraine's counteroffensive is grinding on. the secretary of state was blunt about how far and wide russia is now searching for its weapons of war. what more did he say? >> reporter: there was a russian delegation that included russian defense minister sergei shoigu on a visit a couple of days ago in pyongyang to mark the 70th anniversary of the korean war, north korea has of course sided

with russia in its invasion of ukraine. president putin also made remarks, made an address to north korean leaders to mark the occasion, thanking them for what he called firm support. and secretary of state antony blinken made no secret about his views that this was a desperate attempt to get more material support. take a listen. >> i strongly doubt he's there on holiday, we're seeing russia desperately looking for support for weapons wherever they can find them to prosecute its aggression against ukraine, and we see that in north korea. we see that as well with iran, which has provided many drones to russia that its using to destroy civilian infrastructure and kill civilians in ukraine. china has assured us repeatedly, and not just us, many other countries, that it is not providing material lethal assistance to russian use in ukraine and we take those

assurances very seriously. >> now, u.s. officials say that last year north korea sold millions of rockets in artillery shells to russia to help it resupply its arsenal in the fight. you also hear there secretary of state antony blinken mention iran, iran has provided those drones by the thousands and continues to do so. those have been very key in hitting targeting civilian areas across ukraine. he also mentions china, china has yet to provide any material support to russia. it has said, as you heard there from blinken, that it will not do so, but it continues to be a matter of concern for u.s. officials as they try to tighten the noose really around moscow, paula, and ensure that sanctions mean that russia's arsenal is depleted and not resupplied in this conflict. >> that seems to become more and more difficult every week. you know, as this war continues, it is showing signs of escalation, in fact russia saying it will retaliate now, we

were showing attacks on russian soil. we should say ukraine has not deliberately now claimed responsibility. but how much do you see that this cycle will continue with ukraine trying to reach into russia with attacks of its own? >> this is absolutely part of kyiv's strategy and yes, you are right, they have not claimed, ukrainian officials have not claimed the most recent attacks on russian territory. rather. but in recent days and weeks, paula, ukrainian officials have been more vocal in claiming attacks on russian regions or russian-occupied regions whereas in the past these were covert attacks that ukraine sort of kept very quiet about. now, in recent interviews ukraine's defense minister has said, look, we're absolutely going to hit russian territory. we're absolutely going to hit russian-occupied territory. the goal here is, of course, to soften, to weaken any positions for russia's army, but also to bring that conflict home to

russians in russia to ensure that ukraine is ramping up the costs. >> yeah, as we say, another mode of escalation there in this conflict. se salma abdelaziz for us in london, thank you. ukraine last most of is navy in the if first few weeks, but kyiv has developed another weapon to take on the warships. alex marquardt reports that weapon has never been shown in public until now. >> reporter: at a secret makeshift ukrainian military base one of the newest pieces of ukraine's arsenal is lowered into the water. it roars out into the open water. under the control of this pilot who asked we don't show his face. this is ukraine's latest sea or surface drone designed to attack russia in the black sea.

they've never been shown to the public before. this model is armed with 300 will grams, or almost 700 pounds of explosive and can hit a target 800 kilometers 500 miles away. they're very easy to control, shark tells us, and they have sev severely limited the russian navy's movements. it goes out hunting, plowing through the waves, if spotted the russian ships frantically open fire. sometimes the russians get lucky and manage to take them out. other times the drones breakthrough the hail of bullets and reach their targets, last october ukrainian sea drones carried out a stunning attack on the home port of the russian black sea fleet and russian-occupied crimea, targeting the flag ship, the admiral makarov. this drone can attack, carry out surveillance and reconnaissance, among other operations. it is entirely ukrainian designed and produced according to its developer who also asked

for anonymity for security reasons. how effective are the russian def defenses against these drones? >> translator: not effective. the equipment they have on their ships is designed to attack other ships. they can't hit such small drones. these are faster than anything else in the black sea. >> reporter: a stunning pre-dawn attack last week on russia's bridge shows the havoc they can wreak. the bridge, a vital supply line, from russia to crimea, was hit by two drones and left heavily damaged. in response, russia said they launched days of intense strikes on seaside odessa, alleging the ukrainian port city houses the sea drones. >> translator: russia's equipment is from the 20th century and ours is from the 21st. there are 100 years between us. >> reporter: alex marquardt, cnn, kyiv. wildfires have not let up in parts of europe until now. straight ahead, we're on the ground in italy with what's

bringing some relief to the region, and what could happen next.

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♪ and welcome back to our viewers here in the united states and all around the world, i'm paula newtop, and you are watching cnn newsroom. checking in on one of our top stories, 100 million people are under heat alerts going into this weekend. in the southwest, temperatures in phoenix are expected to stay above 110 degrees for at least another day. people in midwestern cities like chicago are getting some relief as you can see there, temperatures are forecast to reach a high of only about 80 degrees, and in the northeast officials in boston and

philadelphia have declared heat health emergencies to provide resources like cooling sites for residents. now, as you can see, it is dangerously hot in arizona, and many unhoused people are at risk of heat-related deaths. now, in phoenix, officials are trying to prevent this by repurposing shipping containers into air-conditioned housing. the project is called x wing and the available units are mobile and can sleep up to 20 people. officials plan to add up to 900 more beds by 2024. >> we have designed a lot of buildings but nowhere have i worked on a project where is such a direct connection to actually helping someone and getting someone off the street into an air conditioned room with such dignity. >> and southern europe now a brief break from the heat is bringing some temporary relief from wildfires that have been ripping through countries, including greece and italy the last few weeks. cnn's nada bashir is in rome

with more on what communities and officials there can expect. >> reporter: as temperatures start to subside, we're beginning to see some positive indication after two weeks of wildfires across the region. in italy, several fires are still burning across the country's southern regions but they are, according to authorities, all contained and the situation is no longer being classified as a fire emergency. but there is still some concern over strong winds which could rekindle the wildfires in the impacted areas. the italian government is also still considering regional requests for state emergency. meanwhile, in greece, wildfires continue on the mainland but authorities have downgraded the red extreme alert wildfires to am aber, this after two weeks of extreme heat and devastating wildfires which killed at least three, and injured dozens more, forest forcing thousands to evacuate homes. greece has suffered the most destruction from forest fires in

the month of july since 2010, with around 10% of land on the greek island of roads destroyed. this really is a reflection of the disastrous situation we're seeing across the mediterranean, with filed wooirs across southern europe in parts of north africa and turkey. the u.s. secretary general on thursday had this warning. >> climate change is here, it is terrifying and it is just the beginning. the era of global warming has ended, the era of global boiling has arrived. >> reporter: gutierrez's remarks come after the publication of new data showing how concerning the current situation is. according to the climate change service and the world meteorological organization july is set to be the planet's hottest month on record and every day since july 3rd has been hotter than the records set in 2016. almost every month this year has been in the top five hottest on

record. experts say that unless changes are made to the current rate at which the globe is furning fossil fuels these extreme heat events and these wildfires are only going to become more frequent, and more severe. nada bashir, cnn, rome. in the u.s. it's not only people who are sweltering in the ongoing heat wave, florida's ocean and marine life are under stress. cnn meteorologist derek van dam went under water with a team of coral reef scientists to see how the record high temperatures are affecting the ocean's ecosystem. >> reporter: we're leaving the marina on a scientific expedition with some of the world's top coral scientists. we've come here to determine how the coral reefs are coping with unprecedented ocean heat. if anyone can tackle this problem it's these people, inspired and motivated on the front lines of this climate emergency every single day. >> one of the big questions we

have as scientists what explains why some corals bleach severely and others don't. >> reporter: scientists aren't just worried they're concerned this is only july and the hottest months are still ahead of us. >> corals are really sensitive to heat, i'm worried we might see quite a few bleached and stressed out corals. >> reporter: that doesn't just disappear. it can supercharge storms, melt our glaciers, and bleach our coral reefs, breaches corals are still alive but they're extremely stressed, highly vulnerable. if the heat continues they may die. so, this is part of why scientists worry. the first location we dove to was south of key biscayne. i think we saw what we feared, which is that this is the moving front of severe bleaching up through the keys and up into miami-dade. >> it was a remarkable moment to stand next to these century-old giants, how else do you describe it?

but it was very eye opening to see this array of a mixture of completely dead coral, bleached coral, and healthy coral. i saw hope, but i also saw a tough situation, and i can see what heat stress really does to these animals, they're sensitive, and i witnessed it. it was humbling. >> is there still hope? >> absolutely there's still hope. you know, the water conditions are actually cooling down somewhat, and on a day like this we have some overcast conditions, that all helps because it decreases the amount of heat stress building up on the reef. as far as this bleaching front going we hope it doesn't continue to increase and move northwards but the next few weeks are really going to really tell that story. >> reporter: next, heading north to miami to see the impact on the reef there. you may be thinking why does the coral reef matter so much to us? they are part of an interconnected ecosystem, it acts as a habitat for marine wildlife. any impact will have an impact on the entire water ecosystem.

something a lot of people may not realize it's not just ocean life that relies on our coral reef s being healthy. they are mother nature's natural barriers against hurricanes and storm surge. >> coral reefs provide structure to break wave energy, protecting beaches and coastal properties. >> reporter: on this second dive there was obvious relief felt by these scientists. >> that was completely different. >> better, a lot better. >> you were happy, i was happy, i could see it in your eyes. we saw how much more alive these corals are. >> i can't tell you how relieved i am to see those nice big dark happy colonies. >> that was a big difference. it really was, you could just see how healthy some of the corals were. it gives me a lot of hope. if we can keep the temperatures down, these corals are going to survive. that was good. >> reporter: it's a coral

cliff-hanger. not the end game. research scientists on the boat tell me because we still have the warmest months ahead of us we need to watch for the advancement of coral mortality, moving from south to north through the florida peninsula. could the waters cool? definitely. we need rain, perhaps a tropical system to bring upwelling from the deep ocean below but that's something we'll continue to monitor. cnn meteorologist derek van dam, miami beach. niger has become the latest democracy in africa to be toppled by its military. widespread condemnation from the international community may be falling on deaf ears as the coup leaders double down. we'll have a live report from the region next. make a splash with the ultimate pool party essential. blendjet gives you ice-crushing, big blender power on-the-go, so you can soak up the sun

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♪ the united states is joining other countries in calling for the return of democracy to niger. now, the u.s. state department says top diplomat antony blinken reiterated america's, quote,

unflagging support for ousted president mohammed bazoum. when the two spoke by phone he spoke about the importance of continued leadership and the democratic government in niger. the eu announced the coup as an attack on democracy and threatened to suspend all aid. the french president called the coup dangerous for niger and the whole region and backed the possible use of sanctions. listen. >> translator: france absolutely condemns in the strongest terms this military coup against a democratically elected courageous leader making the reforms and investments his country needs. >> the coup plotters announced the national council for the preservation of the homeland with the council's president to serve as niger's new head of state. a spokesperson appeared on state television to give this warning

to the world. >> translator: despite the measures taken by the cnsp for a rapid return to normalcy, certain former dignitaries holed up are pursuing a confrontational logic with a view to distract local authorities. this belligerent, dangerous, attitude will only result in the massacre of the niger population and chaos. therefore, the cnsp calls on national and international opinion to bear witness to the consequences of any foreign military intervention. >> cnn's larry medo, is following, good to have you on this story. the world continues to react to what's unfolding there. the u.s. secretary of state now offering his support for the deposed leader. but we just heard from the coup leaders saying that they will oppose any foreign intervention.

will any of this make any difference on the ground in terms of the international condemnation? >> reporter: it's a long shot, everybody's trying, all international parties, the u.n., the african union, the west african states are trying, but not really. we have seen this new self-declared leader of niger appear to play president. shortly after explaining why he deposed his boss, he met all these government officials from all the ministries and he told them the work continues. he essentially is cosplaying as president. he did not meet the ministers because those are loyal to bazoum who remains holed up in the presidential palace but these are career public servants. if this guy declares himself president they have to show up. they looked uncomfortable, took notes, but they were there. and on the street, across the capital, across the country, many people support this

military and reject all this international condemnation. >> translator: the international community that says they're here for us, we don't want it, we don't want their moral lesson because they're no longer credible in the eyes of africans. we can't understand why they support a coup in chad, and depose it in mali. this is an internal problem. >> reporter: this is not just a rejection of the influence that france has over its former colonies in africa, it's a rejection of any international meddling in that situation, paula. >> but in terms of safeguarding, you know, certain institutions in the country and of course the democratic process, which you've spoken to us about before, what are the options that the u.n., france, the united states might have here? >> reporter: money. they can shut down the money tabs. which niger badly needs. they can have sanctions against this regime that is now claiming to control the country.

and that's something that the u.s. secretary of state antony blinken referred to when he commented on this situation. >> we are united in condemning the actions that have taken place in niger, calling for the immediate release of president bazoum, the immediate restoration of the democratic order in niger. our economic and security partnership with niger, which is significant, hundreds of millions of dollars, depends on the continuation of the democratic governance and constitutional order that has been disrupted by the actions in the last few days. >> reporter: so they can threaten aid, but that creates a vacuum, which allows for somebody like russia to step into the stage. the wagner group is already active in neighboring mali. created by western partners abandoning the regime in niger

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day ten of the women's world cup under way, this hour, italy and sweden are facing off with both teams looking to qualify for the knockout stages and the swedes having a commanding 4-0 lead over the it talians second half. this is the first match in what's been expected to be an action-packed saturday. later on we'll see a long-awaited clash between football giants france and brazil and after that newcomers panama will try to earn their first ever world cup point match against jamaica. now, we're just -- we have to remind you, one year away from the start of the olympic games in paris. and organizers are getting creative. they've been putting the city's famous river the seine on center

stage. cnn's melissa bell shows us how. >> reporter: with a cheer paris had won its bid, 100 years after the olympics first came to the city of light, they get it back. >> translator: a city that managed to transform itself, overcome the challenges of the century, i'm thinking, of course, of the environmental challenges. >> re >> reporter: with an opening ceremony like no other, held not in a stadium for the first time ever, but on a river. what the opening ceremony will allow is not just more than 10,000 athletes to make their way down this extraordinary waterway, it will also, say the organizers, allow more people to watch it than any other opening ceremony in history. they expect some 600,000 people to be able to watch from the banks of the seine, for the athletes as well, the seine, as seen, is expected to provide an unforgettable experience.

>> reporter: it's something mythical that represents paris, and for an olympic or paralympic triathlon we had to swim in it. >> reporter: but swimming in pa riggs waters is nothing new, to the north of the french capital this basin was created in 2017, and ever since people have been swimming the waters are tested every day. cleaning up the seine, however, has required much more, new reservoirs, tunnels and a lot of testing. >> translator: 75% of the work is done, the seine is clean, these games had an accelerating effect, so we are ready but of course more needs to be done. >> reporter: but even as the infrastructure has gone up unexpected challenges, the offices of paris 2024 raided in two investigations into financial irregularities. yet, the head of the organization, himself a three-time gold olympian, is confident. >> there is a control, it's just

a control step. and we will see what will be the next phase. but at the time we speak now today, there's no evidence of any wrongdoing. >> what is the world going to see? >> the main power of the games is to provide emotion, and we strongly need, after covid, after the war, after all the social tension, just to share a positive moment all together. and demonstrate what france is able to deliver to the world. >> reporter: including, already, say parisian authorities something that would have sounded like science fiction only a few years ago, a swimmable river seine. melissa bell, cnn, paris. the latest mega millions jackpot just blew past the billion dollar mark, lottery officials in the united states say no one matched all six numbers in last night's drawing. that means the estimated jackpot

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