AMNA NAWAZ: We start the day's other headlines in Washington, D.C.

A federal appeals court ruled that President Trump can't continue building his $400 million White House ballroom without congressional approval.

In a 2-1 ruling, the judges sided with preservationists in finding that the president does not have the authority to build the 90,000-square-foot structure on the site where the East Wing once stood.

But construction may not stop right away.

The judges gave the administration two weeks to appeal the ruling to the Supreme Court.

President Trump called the decision unjust and said it should be overturned -- quote -- "in its entirety."

In the meantime, President Trump is reviving his push to remove Lisa Cook from the Federal Reserve Board of Governors.

The "News Hour" has obtained a letter the White House sent to Cook this week saying it is considering removing her and giving her 21 days to respond to unproven allegations of mortgage fraud.

Trump and his allies tried to force Cook out last year on similar grounds.

She filed a lawsuit challenging her dismissal, and, in June, the Supreme Court blocked Trump from firing Cook while her suit is pending.

But they did not weigh in on the underlying allegations against her.

Cook's lawyer called the claims baseless.

In Thailand, a student shot and killed at least seven people today, including five at his high school outside of Bangkok.

Officials say the 14-year-old killed his grandparents at their home first before opening fire at the school using a gun that belonged to his grandfather.

They say he then took his own life.

Students who've been blurred by Thailand's public broadcaster for privacy were hurried out of the building as others consoled one another.

Hospital officials say nearly two dozen people were hurt, some critically.

Investigators are still searching for a motive, but on a visit to the school, the country's prime minister said mental health was a factor.

ANUTIN CHARNVIRAKUL, Prime Minister of Thailand: This is, -- it is the violence, but it is not caused by criminals.

It is caused by an individual who has -- who had carried lots of pressures and tensions.

AMNA NAWAZ: Classes have been suspended at the school through the end of next week.

The shooting has revived a debate about gun laws in Thailand, which has one of the highest rates of gun ownership in all of Asia.

A red flag warning remains in effect for parts of Washington state as firefighters work to contain a number of blazes.

Officials say more than 850 buildings have burned and entire neighborhoods have been destroyed since the fires broke out last weekend.

Tens of thousands of people were evacuated, and police say it could be weeks before everyone is allowed back home due to the toxic air and potential for new fires.

In the meantime, the man charged with starting one of the fires appeared in court via video yesterday.

Police say that Aaron Farinacci planned the crime for weeks beforehand and chose a hot, windy day to cause maximum damage.

In Minnesota, planes were back in the air today after an air traffic control outage in Minneapolis grounded hundreds of flights across the Midwest.

It happened yesterday afternoon and lasted about two hours, bringing chaos to passengers here at Minneapolis-St.

Paul International Airport.

The FAA says it was due to an equipment outage at a facility that handles air traffic stretching across nine states in the Midwest.

Officials say service has been restored and an investigation is under way.

In Europe, a blistering heat wave is breaking records in multiple countries, helping fuel both wildfires and a worsening drought.

In Central Europe, both Austria and Slovakia reached new all-time highs.

In Hungary, the heat touched 42 degrees Celsius yesterday, or about 108 degrees Fahrenheit.

And, in Italy, nearly all of its major cities were under the highest red alert for heat today.

In Rome, residents and tourists alike struggled to stay cool.

CAROLINE GONZALES, Tourist from Mexico: Also my fan my fan.

But it's not charged right now, so I literally am dying out here.

AMNA NAWAZ: In the meantime, firefighters in Serbia are using helicopters to drop water on wildfires that ignited this week.

Elsewhere in Serbia, water levels for the Danube River have gotten so low, they have revealed sunken World War II ships, some abandoned by Nazi Germany towards the end of the war.

Facebook owner Meta says it will appeal a ruling by a New Mexico court ordering the company pay $567 million in a child safety case.

Most of that money will go towards treatment services for young people, with the rest meant for awareness and prevention efforts, among others.

It is the largest such penalty yet for the tech giant, and it comes on top of a separate $375 million penalty that jurors ordered during an initial phase of the same case for misleading users about the safety of its platforms.

In a statement, Meta says it remains confident in its record of protecting teens online.

On Wall Street today, stocks rose after that weak jobs data eased concerns about the Fed raising interest rates.

The Dow Jones industrial average added around 150 points on the day.

The Nasdaq climbed more than 1 percent.

The S&P 500 also posted a decent gain to close out the week.

Still to come on the "News Hour": President Trump's pick for attorney general, Todd Blanche, appears to clear his last hurdle for confirmation; a severe drought and aging infrastructure plunge Puerto Rico into a water crisis; and David Brooks and Jonathan Capehart weigh in on the week's news.