Today is Tuesday, June 29th. We'll tell you about a historic,

dangerous heatwave affecting millions of Americans,

what's causing it, which records have been shattered,

and where it's headed next. Also, new initiatives to inspire more

Americans to get their COVID-19 vaccines. Plus, a big win in court for Facebook,

why some gas stations are running out of gas,

and which star athletes are set to represent Team USA at the Tokyo Olympics.

Welcome, welcome to the newsworthy, all the days news and about 10 minutes.

Fast, fair, fun, and on the go. I'm Lacey Evans,

filling in for Erica Mandy during her maternity leave.

You ready? Let's do this.

The unprecedented heatwave in the Pacific Northwest just keeps breaking records.

Portland, Oregon reached an all-time high temperature of 116 degrees yesterday.

In Seattle, it was 108, another record breaker.

These kinds of temperatures are really unheard of in that region of the country.

In fact, Seattle's average high temperature for June is usually around 70 degrees.

Because of that, fewer than half of the people who live there have air conditioning.

The heat forced many schools and businesses to close.

COVID-19 testing sites and mobile vaccine units were also out of service.

And in Portland, light rail and street car service was suspended because

power cables melted to help officials opened cooling centers,

including one in an Amazon meeting space in Seattle that could hold up to a thousand people.

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