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With chris fawkes. hello again. for many of us, this is the hottest weather we�*ve seen so far this year. yesterday, we had the highest temperature recorded in wales and scotland. temperatures actually this afternoon are very similar in wales so that mark could be beaten. and in killowen in northern ireland, it�*s two degrees warmer than it was yesterday — 29.6, the new high for the year. those temperatures, though, could be updated later on as more data becomes available today. and today we have got blue skies, the sunshine out in full force across the majority of the uk. it is just in ...

85% of the u.s. population will swelter through temperatures above 90 degrees fahrenheit. that prompted officials around the country to take measures to keep people safe from this very dangerous heat. miguel marquez takes a look at it. >> reporter: from new mexico to new england, intense heat. >> too old for this heat. >> reporter: nearly 200 million americans sweating it out. roads buckling from the heat in shawnee, oklahoma and haze kansas. in chicago, a thermometer interests a car hit 129.6 degrees. in washington, d.c., tore wris s tourists wiltsing in the hot air. deadly heat. this former ...

New england, intense heat. >> i'm getting too old for this heat. >> reporter: nearly 200 million americans sweating it out. >> ice cold. ice cold. >> reporter: roads buckling from the heat in shawnee, oklahoma and hayes, kansas, in chicago. a thermometer inside a car hit 129.6 degrees. in washington, d.c., tourists wilting in the hot air. the real stuff. deadly heat. 32-year-old former offensive lineman mitch petris dead from heatstroke. yuvng, elderly and those acceptable to heat gathering in new york city. >> with this kind of heat, we want people to stay inside. to stay in air conditioning ...

Get worse before it's over. cnn national correspondent miguel marquez is in new york with the latest and miguel, the city's triathlon and a major cultural festival have been canceled because of these temperatures. rbld yaw pls it ev >> reporter: yeah, it is absolutely brutal here. canceling the triathlon. people across the entire city being told just to try to keep cool like these kids are doing right now. this brutal heat, it is not the last we will see of it. we are likely to see much more in the years ahead. from new mexico to new england, intense heat. >> i'm getting too old for this heat....

In 2014 the abortion rate for new york was 29.6% compared to 14.6% across the country. where do you see this going as the state puts this law in effect? >> where i see it going is other states following suit like vermont has been doing, is talking about doing. other states i think they are getting ready in case roe is overturned. the fact is, you know, i'm sure there is legislation that people have already written and ready to do the same thing in other states if it isn't overturned. katie: thank you so much. we will say we did reach out to the governor's office. governor cuomo for a response ...