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We need to be giving our government subsidy and our government leadership towards developing that renewable energy economy. that is happening in the heart of shetland, where 103 turbines should start spinning next summer in a project called viking. with the construction of this giant wind farm covering an area the size of edinburgh, shetland and the uk are entering a new era. this is what the transition from oil and gas to renewable energy actually looks like. but change can be painful, and proj...

Of the world in recent days. we all know that the fossil fuel industry is in decline. its a sunset industry. we need to be giving our government subsidy and our government leadership towards developing that renewable energy economy. that is happening in the heart of shetland, where 103 turbines should start spinning next summer in a project called viking. with the construction of this giant wind farm covering an area the size of edinburgh, shetland and the uk are entering a new era. this is what...

>> reporter: in philadelphia, where it feels like 103 degrees, hospitals are bracing for an influx of people suffering from heat illnesses. >> i dont care if it is the hottest day of the year, bring it on. >> reporter: back here in new york, the city says green spaces like this one in central park are significantly cooler than elsewhere in town. the city has opened around 500 cooling centers and extended public pool hours, and it is asking people to conserve energy when they can in an effort to ...

Finally tonight here, the rescuers saving the sea turtles. america strong. tonight, up and down the east coast, the race to save the sea turtles. in west dennis, massachusetts, the new england aquariums sea turtle hospital treating them for months. in juno beach, florida, tonight, this rescued sea turtle is 103 pounds, named sweet potato. >> go sweet potato! staff from the marine life center carrying her to the ocean on a stretcher. and with us tonight -- >> hey, david. >> david: justin perreaul...

Numbers in support among republicans because they are rallying to the flag. rallying around a man that they think has been treated unfairly but at the same time while team trump is smiling, so are democrats because his disapproval rating, personal unfavorability 6 #% in two recent polls, thats a really tough road to hoe in a general. >> all right. panel, thank you were the bret finally tonight, a special day. >> i did what they asked me to. thats all i did. >> minnesota veteran took a trip down ...

Weather. what that is going to mean for the delays and everything that pete talked about, weve seen in recent weeks. >> all right. weve got extreme rain and flooding in the northeast and now we talk about the rest of the nation which is sweltering in this heat wave. its really impacting a lot of people. >> yeah, you are either getting burned or choked out by smoke in the middle. it is dependent on where you are and we will talk a little bit more about the heat. we look at these temperatures and ...

With our bodies, they are truly remarkable, we are able to maintain our internal core body temperature anywhere from around 97 and 99 degrees fahrenheit. yet when we are, exposed so these exceptionally high temperatures, they tend to outpace our internal cooling mechanisms, and lead to elevated core body temperature that could then lead to heat illness. this heat illnesses on the spectrum. on the less severe side of the spectrum, you have skin irritation, which we call he trash, which often pres...

How to stay safe as the temperatures continue to rise everywhere. >> high temperatures kill hundreds every year. here in the united states, the cdc says more than 700 people die from extreme heat annually. high heat can make you seriously ill if your body is unable to cool itself. this happens in high humidity when sweat cant evaporate off your body as quickly and your age, obesity, alcohol use and other factors all can play a role in raising risks of heat related illnesses, including heat strok...

Miami is that this is a city where people used to doing things out of sight. we are used to temperatures in the 80s and its humid but this is hotter than usual. so for a city that has about 100,000 workers and the county that work outside, the city that is residents this whole park, this whole monologue here has stores that are outside, tables are outside. its very difficult for things to approach normally under these temperatures, of course right now with the rain as you mentioned, things cool ...

Later this month, at the age of 103, virginia will begin her 95th lobster ring season. there is a childrens book now, and she has gained some celebrity, but virginia remains the same humble lobster woman with the same retirement plan. >> when i die. >> reporter: when you die? >> yeah. [laughs] >> reporter: in other words, no time soon. steve hartman, "on the road," in rockland, maine. >> norah: what an inspiration. and i love a good lobster roll. that is tonights "cbs evening news." im >> the do...