 This is an urgent situation. When the heat is as hot as it is right now, people need their power back on. So we are focused intensely on making sure that that happens as soon as humanly possible. At least one person died in the storms. Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gerskovich has appeared in court in Russia for the second hearing in his trial on espionage charges. Gerskovich, his employer, and the U.S. government vehemently deny the charges against him.