And I'm Jeff Bennett on the NewsHour tonight.

The U.S. grapples with deadly temperatures as a heat wave grips the West and South.

The U.S. Ambassador to NATO discusses the future of the alliance and its potential expansion

ahead of a crucial summit.

And the Supreme Court's decision on affirmative action sparks concerns over whether it could

lead to fewer doctors of color and more racial bias in medicine.

We see a seven-year gap between white and men, life expectancy in white Americans and

black Americans.

My worry is that that gap is going to widen in this post-affirmative action world.

Welcome to the NewsHour.

From one end of the country to the other, extreme weather is the top story tonight for

rocious heat in the West and drowning rains in the East are making headlines.

Both the heat and the heavy rains persisted today and millions of Americans were left to

cope and clean up.

Stephanie Sy begins our coverage.

In the outskirts of New York City, roadways turned into rapids.

Look at the people's doors!

A weekend of heavy rain flooded neighborhoods in the Lower Hudson River Valley, killing

one woman who was swept away in the downfall.

In the aftermath, authorities evacuated residents from their homes by boat.

Corden Doff destroyed streets and worked to repair downed power lines.

My mom, you know, she called me and she said the water was coming in her apartment.

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