our viewers on p.b.s. in the united states and all around the world welcome we begin the day hotter than it s ever been before a heat wave is scorching western europe and sending the mercury to heights that have never been recorded until today now this is a very hot summer yes that is true but meteorologists have been confirming today that it is climate change that is making these unprecedented high temperature spikes possible and as i said at the start of the program you only need to travel with the sun to see what s happening the record highs today there the proof let s take a look at the numbers here in germany the new record high today reached 42.6 degrees celsius that s more than 108 degrees if you work in fahrenheit in the netherlands they saw it as well 40.4 degrees celsius belgium 40.6 in the u.k. in cambridge they measured a new record high of 38 point one degrees celsius and france in paris the same
not as if he said i m going to grant amnesty for illegal immigrants. he came into office, met the expectations so i don t think that will be an issue for him either. look at the numbers here whether people approve or disapprove of the way the president is handling his job among hispanics and as you can see 28% approve in august 2018, that went up 36% in june 2019, the bureau has numbers out for the 2018 midterm election saying hispanic turnout went up from 13.4 points from the 2014 midterms to 40.4 the 2018, a huge jump. that could go in either direction. people have to be careful on both sides. mike pence kicking off the latinos for trump in the state of florida but if you look at those approval numbers, 39%, that tracks with the percentage of hispanic vote he got in 2016.
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you have almost six in ten whites saying that the athletes are doing the wrong thing by protesting during the national anthem. among blacks, it s really almost the opposite. only 12% say that they re doing the wrong thing. and hispanics, 34%. most of the people in the nonwhite groups are saying these protests are the right way to go. additionally, how are people reacting to the president s criticism of the athletes? there you see something different. we have a close divide on whether the protests themselves are right or wrong, a clear majority, 60%, says the president did the wrong thing in criticizing the athletes. his overall approval rating typically looks like a 40/4 a 60/40 split. you re seeing the same here. the woman breaking down the numbers at cnn, thank you. for a broader conversation, let s talk more about how the country s reacting to this divisive issue. with me, montel williams, former host of the montel williams