If it's Friday, it's getting hot in here.

Tens of millions of Americans face dangerous heat warnings as global temperatures soar,

reaching record-breaking highs unseen on Earth in centuries,

and climate scientists warn it's only going to get worse.

Plus, the Biden administration greenlights a controversial weapons deal with Kiev as

Russian jets harassed U.S. drones for the second time in two days, and an American

journalist enters 100 days of being behind bars in Russia.

And it's the economy.

The president doubles down on what he calls Bidenomics,

announcing new actions aimed at reducing consumer health care costs

amid new jobs data showing the U.S. economy could be cooling off.

Thank you. And welcome to meet the press now.

I'm Ryan Noble's in for Chuck Todd.

We begin in uncharted territory for planet Earth.

Yes, it's hot.

Record shattering hot, not just in your city or state or even in

the United States, but globally. Yesterday, marked the unofficial record for the hottest day on the

planet, breaking the previous record, which was set just earlier this week. Now, that's

according to Dana, analyzed by the University of Maine's climate reanalyzer used by climate

scientists to gauge worldwide conditions.

Now, records have been broken in Western Canada, while cities in China have sweltered in more

than a week-long heat wave.

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