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Assistance with the iraqi partners. 1,000 or so troops out of syria and i expect iran to dial up the attacks until we achieve some sort of dominance. >> shannon: daniel and david, thank you. >> thank you. >> shannon: a massive heat wave gripping the pacific northwest, pushing energy and water resources to the brink. jeff paul taking a look at the impact of those scorching temperatures. good evening, jeff. >> good evening, the record-breaking heat continues to bake the northwestern areas hit by a...

Than that 114-degree mark that meteorologist had predicted. many of the pacific northwest dont have air-conditioners in their home forcing them to seek refuge that nearby cooling centers. >> i came here because i am 71. i have a fib. my heart makes it difficult to breathe as effectively as normal. that does not go good with 112 degrees. >> in seattle it was another record-setting day for heat as well. temperatures soaring to a new record of 107 degrees, breaking the previous high mark of 105. wa...

This is a lot to bear for people who are living in that area. youve been a leader in the push to addressing the dangers of climate change. did you ever expect to see seattle at 107 degrees in june in 2021? >> we knew this was going to happen some year. the science is very clear on this. i and so many others have been trying to arouse our nation to an effort against climate change. and now were here. the opening act has arrived of a climate catastrophe. and were getting it in the pacific northwes...

To 83. that is for the day. let me take you and all up all of the days and those are called all-time record highs and that marines places were never as hot on sunday as they ever had been before, any day, any month, any hour, ever. that was one place in canada, in british columbia that broke the all time for the entire country at 118. 21 records were set yesterday. rebreaking some of the ones that were set on sunday. now, washington, seattle, it is on the water. the normal high today and yesterd...

>> good to see you. thank you. a dangerous record setting heat wave still gripping the northwest. cnn meteorologist chad myers has on that. breaking the records we sent yest yesterday. >> think of seattle, 108 degrees. your normal high should have been 74. thats 34 degrees above normal. this weather brought to you by serve pro helping make fire and water damage like it never even happened. here we go, back out to the west, it is cooling down now. heat moving to the east slightly. slightly cool...

115 degrees in portland today. so hot that power cables melted, suspending service for the day. 107 degrees in seattle. im going to ask governor jay inslee what the heck is going on.

So a record breaking heat wave crippling the pacific northwest. portland, oregon, hitting 115 degrees today. seattle, washington, 107 degrees. parts of washington state reportedly even reaching 118 degrees, which the seattle national weather service says would tie the state temperature record from 1961 if that is confirmed. its usually in the 70s at this time of year. i want to discuss now with washington governor jay inslee. governor, wow, wow, wow. good evening to you. >> good evening. >> this...

Welcome back. the pacific is dealing with a historic heat wave. portland, oregon, yes, portland, oregon, broke the states heat. for this weekend, the citys all-time high was 107 in 1981. seattle also had three consecutive days of triple digit for the first time on record. its the result of a heat dome. this is a pocket of hot ocean air trapped by the atmosphere. the national weather service preponderance temperatures to follow to more manageable levels this week. they warped that its unlikely to...

Theres a lot of this kind of stu this morning. >> the fan fled the scene and they cant find her. the crash was the first of two that occurred after a pandemic-era delay. thats so sawful. time now for the weather. lets go to meteorologist bill karins for a check on the forecast. bill, im afraid to ask if you have another train wreck for us this week. whats going on on your end? >> nothing bet owner my end. the weather is crazy across the country, kasie. let me get into whats going on in the pac...

>> reporter: a wild weekend weather across the country. tornado warning sirens in chicago >> tornado. >> reporter: sightings nearby with heavy rain drenching the city and flooding the streets in detroit, the rain shut down interstates trapping vehicles. meanwhile in the northwest a dome of heat is punishing cities like seattle and portland where the all-time 107-degree temperature record could be shattered this weekend the forecast there expected to break 110 degrees. across the region, at least...