experience outstanding shopping and dining offers. enjoy our services. be our guest at frankfurt airport city. managed by from bought lou. ah, ah ah . this is d. w. news live from berlin. europe's deadly heat wave moves east. the death toll is rising as wild fire spread. and many countries report the highest temperatures since records began. also coming up, you're seeing ample evidence in the intelligence and in the public domain that

russian tends to try to annex additional ukrainian territory. the u. s. warning of punishment after accusing moscow of laying the groundwork for war, illegal land grabs and ukraine, and with the nation in crisis, treat luck of parliament is electing a new president. we will look at the candidates buying to replace the countries ousted former leader. ah, i'm sorry, kelly. welcome to the program. europe's heat wave is spreading across the continent with new record highs. expected in germany to bay. temperatures rose to $39.00 degrees celsius in parts of the country on tuesday. the hottest day of the year, so far, record temperatures were which to multiple parts of europe. scientist saying this summer is a wake up called the impact of climate. and that the worst is yet to come if met 0

emissions are not achieved. in the u. k, temperature is reached over 40 degrees celsius yesterday 8. historic high fires ignited on the edges of london forcing some residence to evacuate them. a village outside london set ablaze by the searing heat, which temperature is exceeding 40 degrees celsius on tuesday. much a few k was a tinderbox waiting for a spark. the smoke was visible from the capitol. it's city center, usually bustling with tourists from around the world. quiet in the oppressive heat hot and i called on with the heat also spread to other parts of england. not normally known

for sunshine and cloudless skies. while every things difficult of grinding hold, unfortunately, i mean i'm involved in something a church and it's all the organizations of thugs down because people don't feel comfortable coming out. so he's we normally sell to the company. so what he's fitness never the hottest. yeah, i don't think it's anything. it's a great privilege rollers, but we're just gonna get on with this won't be the last time the mercury reaches record highs one. so you, when you see these kind of heat drapes are becoming more and more frequent through the coming the case, then they got the trending climate. we'll continue at least on theodore tut from 60 sir independent of our success in climate. the mitigation the heat wave has swept across the continents be to destructive path from western europe, where fire still raging. near the french city of port door, over 900000 heck us of countryside having scorched, forcing the evacuation of over 30000 residents. while the heat continues its

journey eastwards, belgium and parts of germany upgrading for extreme temperatures on wednesday. while the united states says that russia is planning to annex more of ukrainian territory, white house national security spokesperson, john kirby said that moscow intends to organize sham referendums to formerly take possession of ukrainian territory. under its control, kirby said that russia was targeting the regions of her song, separates here, and all of the don't ask and nuanced annexation by force will be a gross violation of the un charter. and we will not allow to go unchallenged or unpunished. will continue to provide ukraine with historic levels of security assistance. later this week, the ministration will announce the next presidential drop down, package of weapons and equipment for ukraine will be the 16th such drop down to support ukraine. since the president took office and on the ground,

russian missile struck a residential area of cremmit tourist gay city and eastern ukraine on tuesday. at least one person has died. several others were wounded. russian troops are increasingly targeting the city as they tried to push further into the da boss region a russian and strike in the heart of grammar dos. this woman is praying for her son in law who was severely injured in the attack. before i felt a really powerful explosion, and i understood it was some way here. i called my daughter and she said that maxim was not picking up the phone. he must have been knocked off then. because then they said i was unconscious at, in critical condition. i daughter said the doctors think the outlet is bad. if any of the week we will ideally smiles him as we were walking out of the grocery store. and at that moment,

there was a blind shouldst terminal to 3 minutes later we walked into our yard and we saw this picture. a man, you're clear, our neighbor max was lying near our car. naturally, we called the ambulance, but it only arrived 20 minutes later. them in the old double. what is this green impressed? invalid music lensky. you condemned the strike in tramadol, along as well as the several others across the country. a goliath calling them atlas of detto ally, that i queerness. meanwhile, russian forces are keeping up the bombardments of cities across ukraine. noticing them, all of the russians are more aggressive now with them because it feels like they're firing with their eyes closed the shell, everything some quick before they at least tried to hit certain targets. but now they are much more aggressive. there are many of them in them that we will manage and we have no other option. after days of heavy

fighting, ukraine says it has managed to push back russian troops in bards of done yet. they say the russian forces have suffered heavy casualties. ukrainian leaders say it will be the timely delivery of enough western weapons and ammunition that will ultimately decide the cause of the war and from wireless brigand mathias ballinger, who is in the ukrainian have not you haven't. yes, i just like to begin with are the news from the united states saying that they have evidence that moscow could be an or could make moves rather to annex you printing in territory what. what do we know about that? yeah, the is a, specifically the u. s has warned that russia could hold referendums in these territories. that would mean that 2 territories offer don. yes, candle, hands, parts of which have been occupied since 2014 or by these self proclaimed drop republic, sir. and just the newly conquered territories in house,

on the region of her son and the parts of the patricia that are under russian control. so these coast lines that russia has conquered since february. um, the are that russia has been preparing to enact these terry trees or to proclaim self the republic similar to those internet can launch in these 2 other territories. that something was going on. there is already clear. for a long time, russia has given our passports in the newly conquered regions, and russia has switched their mobile operators and the tv networks with the russians to the russian one. there have been attempts to introduce the ruble as a currency in these territories. so all these preparations have been going on, what they knew, warning of the u. s. is that they have given a timeline, a probable timeline for these things for these actions to happen that these leaders, these russia appointed leaders of these regions might hold

a referendum already in september. although they have been already warnings or possible referendums or preparations for ever. adams, before but it seems that the russians so far have not considered itself safe to proclaim these which also should not forget. there's considerable activity in the east, especially in the southern territories are the by ukrainian resistance fighters and i that it was not safe so far, but the privileges are going on. tell us a little bit more about the latest activity on the ground. and we just heard about our this attack and kind of toys, for example. yes sir. so increment oscar residential area was hit, the same was the case in odessa and in mich alive, ah, where they have the, where'd we crane says cluster bombs have been applied? i think this in the, these attacks in this house, odessa mc life are a sign that russia is not relenting from its claims to the region. rush out, what has try to move on to odessa since the beginning of the war,

but was stopped in mc alive. and now with the possible ukrainian counter was offensive going on in the her san region. russia seems to be asserting its claims to the regional though they can not advance militarily at the moment. and in the dawn bus indiscriminate shelling off, or is it residential areas has been going on for weeks in several parts, or for all of the region that are within a tillery range, plus rockets being fired and those places that are a little bit further. so this is actually sadly, nothing new, and of course the, the, one of the tactics that we might suspect behind these indiscriminate and, and, and, and, and random showings of residential areas is, of course intimidation of the population which has not really worked so far here in ukraine mathias calling her. thank you very much.

she lancaster parliament is electing a new president after former leader go to buy a route to pack so resigned amid protest over the country is economic crisis. 3 candidates are in the race with prime minister and acting president, run niel graham is inga was seen as the front runner. protesters also oppose him seeing him as an ally to the former president and opposition lawmakers are backing former education minister, dulles, a laptop at wilma and what's expected to be a close contest that whoever wins will take charge of a bankrupt nation in the throes of its worst ever, economic crisis struggling with judges of medicine, fuel and food. d. w, correspond been near a town dory has the view right now from the sri. lankan capital, colombo, amira, 1st and foremost, what more do we know about the candidates and who is indeed expected to win?

rosario, this is a big day for a longer big day for the country a big day for all the people who have been protesting for the past few months. there are 3 candidates in the fear right now in parliament is in session. watering is in session, right? now, one of the 3 of them, of course, the 1st is of course under victrum singer who is the current prime minister and acting president at the moment. the 2nd candidate is dallas, alabama, who has a strong backing of the opposition and also the backing of some members of the ruling party which is out did president waterbury box as party as a phoebe. and the 3rd candidate is the left. as a leader, i don't know, mar desinik here. now if we talk realistically, the risk is actually between the 1st 2 leaders under victor, my singer and dallas, alabama. but i will be promising a hot support of gauss president roger process party. but some of the members are supporting dallas as well, who also has a, the united support of the opposition. so it's a close contact at close contacts at the moment. so we have to wait for the waiting to get over. it's a charged atmosphere, of course,

among the public. what is the mood life there? would you say ahead of this phone? read the mood actually, if you can see behind me, this is the old parliament or the president presidential secretary, where i'm standing right now. there the large group of people who have gathered and there is a screen which has been put up here where the live stream of water in the parliament is speaking. less people are sitting here would be to bed watching. they are curious. they are concerned now of course the fact of the matter is that for the past week we are seeing that people are very anti down and become a singer after go to bed bugs of lead. when he was made the acting president, people have been very clear in the, in their demand that they want him to step down. so at the moment people are calm, dale waiting for the parliament wanting to be or what they're reading for that adult to be announced. and only then can you see what kind of action takes place on the ground and you are there on the ground. what are people saying?

and are they prepared to protest if they, if they don't like the width is val goes well, i guess over the past couple of days i've spoken to many people the some who were the bought of the prison many who were not that the struggle really carry on many of them are seen that have done a good thing, a company followed they are not ready to relent. they think of him as someone who has been closed contact, who has had blood links and his g with the go to barraged books and his brothers. he do not want him to come to paula said they said that if he comes back to bali, if he's elected president, they will come out on the street again. but interestingly enough, if you talk to other people, many of them also say that we are tired of looking at the field leadership of our country. and what we really want is for the new leader to build trust and confidence with us. so we can finally go back home and leave the country and july and leave the country in the hands of the government in july on the government that it will do its job. manero chowder with a view right now from sri lankan capital,

columbia, mary, your following, those are developments for us and we'll check in back with you at the next hour when we have our next bulletin. we appreciate a quick reminder of the top stories that we're following. for you, europe's heat wave is reading with new record, high temperature is expected in germany today. climate scientists say that the stream weather is a wake up call and that the worst is yet to come. if we do not stop burning fossil fuels, just cold, i'm sorry, kelly and berlin. you're up to date now on the w. it is that you so much for watching. take care. people and trucks injured when trying to see the city center. more and more refugees are being turned away as the border families playing phone tags in syria to leave.