Live Breaking News & Updates on Heat Move

we ll discuss the implications on u.s. relations with beijing. live from cnn center, this is c cnn newsroom with kim brunhuber. we begin with two major weather events unfolding right now. the first here in the united states, a dangerous and blistering heatwave continues its stranglehold in the western part of the country. more than 40 million people are under heat alerts as temperatures soar 10 to 20 degrees above normal and electric companies in california are asking companies to turn off unnecessary lights addrend appliances in order to save energy. and in asiain, a powerful typho is bathering the southern islands with strong gusty winds and heavy rains. luckily it skirted past taiwan without making a direct hit, but waves hit the northeastern coast. and there is a heavy rain advisory for northern parts of the island. joining us now with the latest on both these stories is meteorologist derek van dam. so records being shattered across the western u.s. and typhoon ....

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