texas power grid operator to warn people to cut back on the ac or face possible blackouts. extreme heat also roasting southern europe with wildfires raging in france and spain and a worsening drought in italy and portugal. and in the uk, monday was the third hottest day on record and today promises to be even hotter. even china is experiencing a massive heatwave with dozens of cities announcing heat alerts. we have live reports from north america, asia and europe and our coverage begins with melissa bell in france. reporter: southern europe in flames. vast swathes of the mediterranean engulfed by wildfires driven by the sweltering temperatures of europe s second heatwave this summer. from portugal through spain, italy and france, where one of two massive fires near the city ten to rage and spread. down here on the ground, you get a real sense of what the firefighters are facing. these parched conditions, the earth already dry for so many months of high temperatures and hose
oh, [ bleep ]! i mean, look at this wave. sweeping away tables and sending guests running. the swells were actually from tropical storm darby, they were the highest in more than 25 years. luckily all the food and the wedding kaecake survived and th reception went on as planned. and luckily the bride and groom didn t appear to get wet. and they are actually going to be on new day next hour. ryan and dylan murphy. a pair of young sluggers going swing for swing at last night s home run derby. carolyn manno has this morning s bleacher report. good morning, kristin. it has been an eventful all-star break for juan soto to say the least. saturday he reportedly turned down a 15 year, $440 million contract extension with the team and after last night s home run