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>> thanks for having me, michael steele. and we have known all along with the playbook is going to be for republicans during the 118th session of congress. it is not to work on behalf of making life better for the american citizens. but instead, it is to tear down our governments, tear down our agencies. its to mock up the fbi and the department of justice in the eyes of the american people, trying to taint the jury pool because they knew that donald trump would have to face justice -- and so, t...

I yield back. >> joining me now is democratic congressman hank johnson of georgia. he is a member of the house judiciary committee. congressman, how did you and your democratic colleagues approach this hearing with christopher wray, knowing you would have to contend with so much crazy, the accusations, the unsubstantiated allegations? and i wonder if john durhams time before your committee last month provided you with some kind of a blueprint of how to approach this. >> thanks for having me, mic...

Heat. we know heatwaves are getting stronger and longer from climate change. the smoke is coming from canada where they are having an unprecedented fire season, off the records, from heat up there, and then here in the northeast we know that the floods are also becoming more common because warmer air and warmer water equals more rain and more floods. >> meteorologist brandon miller watching it for us. thank you. the u.s. is not the only country baking under weeks-long heatwaves. southern europ...

How long will the heat last there? >> for a while longer. there is really no end in sight. not necessarily to that extreme, but i do think you know, at least through the rest of this week and, you know, quite honestly, until the monsoon really sets in. you are talking weeks of heat. but in henderson, nevada, you expect some of that. just not to that degree. speaking of hot sauce on the back. it probably feels like that if you are taking a tip in the gulf of mexico. we know the gulf of mexico is ...

He is a member of the house judiciary committee. congressman, how did you and your democratic colleagues approach this hearing with christopher wray, knowing you would have to contend with so much crazy, the accusations, the unsubstantiated allegations? and i wonder if john durhams time before your committee last month provided you with some kind of a blueprint of how to approach this. >> thanks for having me, michael steele. and we have known all along what the playbook was going to be for repu...

Eric: all right alexandra, thank you. arthel? arthel: eric, race across the southwest could shatter temperature records today but they are sweating it out in sin city where the mercury could hit 118. currently at 112. how people are coping in the extreme heat, that is up next. your brain is an amazing thing. but as you get older, it naturally begins to change, causing a lack of sharpness, or even trouble with recall. thankfully, the breakthrough in prevagen helps your brain and actually improves...

All-time record in las vegas. weve only been keeping records since 1937, but weve hit # 17 five times, the most recent runs -- one, two years ago. going for a high temperature of 118 on sunday. again, records only go back with less than 100 years, so thats the dry heat. where wheres the ugly heat? how about south florida? griff, thats the spot where its so humid where you just drip and dont touch me. it feels like 108, and its just horrible. griff: wow. way too hot. bob, thank you very much for ...

Every one of these little icons could be a record-breaking high. youre talking about in some cases # 17 degrees, # 18 degrees. this is really -- # 118 degrees. the one place where its going to be cooler is the other side of the country. the showers might knock some of that heat autoof -- out of the air. there is a flood watch continuing to be in place. we know how hard hit parts of new england were over the last week. unfortunately, more rain is on the way. the grounds already saturated, not a l...

Until possibly after the 2024 election. were looking at how all of that may work out for him. but first, just elaine joins us with today todays other big stories. jessica. >> hi charles. thank you, this afternoon were keeping a close eye on the hot weather, in the word of the days extreme. nearly a third of americans are suffering under yet another potentially deadly heat wave expected to stretch into next week. phoenix arizona saw its 15th straight day of 110 degrees or more in the high tempera...

Were up to third degree burns. this is the kind of temperatures that were dealing with right now. your skin burns within five minutes. >> reporter: and hospitals were telling us as well over the phone that they are seeing more heat-related injuries in patients than they have in recent years. weve been speaking to cooling shelters, volunteer who is work at various centers around here, theyre working really hard to make sure people have their needs met. chris, we know that even if you do have acce...