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Making it challenging for firefighters working to put out a 7-alarm fire just outside the city on tuesday. in portland, after three days of triple digit temperatures peaking at 116 degrees monday, the fire and rescue department announced fireworks will be banned indefinitely ahead of the holiday weekend. heat-related illnesses sending hundreds of people to local emergency rooms and urgent care clinics. >> they are very busy. they have been distributing patients and working to make more room in t...

They need to do, or a bad one? i think any motivation for climate action is a good one. im not sure climate anxiety is common across, there are some places you mentioned when people are seeing wildfires in the western part of the united states right now, cities like portland had 116 degrees, i think, unprecedented heat. some places it is the climate anxiety. i think what we need to work on is whatever is needed. in some places it mightjust be water supply, some places it might be better roads. i...

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It was 117 in salem in southern oregon, so it was a tough three days for the region. but fortunately the temperatures are now in the high 90s, which is a break for everyone here. >> all right, guad, stay cool. my best to the crew as well. i appreciate it. another consequ this heat wave, infrastructure is quite literally melting throughout the country making for dangerous circumstances an its all during an ongoing debate over an infrastructure bill in congress. while president biden and a group...

Some components are over a century old, and 70% of the transmission and distribution lines are well into the second half of their life spans. you saw what happened in texas this winter. the entire system in the state collapsed. the entire system. thats why we have to act. this deal will modernize the power grid to be more energy efficient and resilient to extreme weather. resilient against bad actors who try to hack and attack the grid, because i spent a lot of time in europe trying to work on t...

Dr. kavita patel, thank you. out west the heat wave and the worst is yet to come. the temperature in portland, oregon, hit 116 degrees. for reference, hotter than its before been in oklahoma city, dallas or austin. check this out. it was so hot there that it melted power cables on the citys public transit so they had to suspend it. we also saw roads buckling from the heat and guad, put this into context. we know what the temperature is but tell us how it feels. >> reporter: stephanie, it is su...

116 degrees. but dont worry, there is no global warming. it doesnt exist. it is a figure ment of our imagination. seriously. when a severe storm rolls in like you had in some parts of the state just recently, the power is going to be less likely to go out. town water systems will be able to withstand what happens once we make these investments. as all of you know, america is one of the highest growth fatality rates of anywhere in the industrial world. let me say that again. the highest growth fa...

Weather. anybody ever turn on the news and see its 116 degrees in portland, oregon? 116 degrees. but dont worry, theres no global warming. doesnt exist. its a figment of our imagination. seriously. when a severe storm rolls in like you had in some parts of the state just recently, the power is less likely to go out. town water systems will be able to withstand what happens if we make these investments. as all of you know, america is one of the highest fatality rates of anywhere in the industrial...

Expecting temperatures in the 90s and reaching 100 degrees. people here are just not used to these numbers. and the effects of this heat wave are going to linger on for some time. especially when it comes to peoples health. we were told by the states health authority that about 200 people in the state had to be taken to an emergency room or a clinic with heat-related illnesses and i want to put things into perspective with the numbers here in multnomah county. officials say that about 43 people ...

Outside. somehow not as hot as it is in the pacific northwest where temperatures are sky racketing to levels never seen before. and theyre staying there. portland, seattle, other cities have designated cooling stations set up to give people a reprieve from the extreme heat. portland hit a record setting 116 degrees this week. that is the high temperature forcing public transportation to be shut down when power cables melted. joining me from portland, gwad, how you are personally holding up? i kn...