forth between them. for abbotts conservative base, there is no better side show than trying to poke new york city. and eric adams is sort of lean into that. he s threatened to send bus loads of folks to help abbott lose or to to fight against abbott in this election. sending volunteers down to knock on doors as he said and he s adams said he called on friends, his trfriends in texas to get tm to vote against the governor here. but it is political theater. he s using to fire up his base because immigration is still the number one issue with conservatives here in texas. so anything that he could bring attention to that, he ll do it. all right, gromer jeffers, jr., of the dallas morning news, so great to see you. i ll call you and we ll catch up later. and we ll take notes. as you get ready for moderating
ireland just recorded its hottest day in august. county carlo hit 89 degrees on friday, breaking the previous record of 88 degrees back in 1975. temperatures have been soaring across europe with droughts declared in several parts of england and wildfires in france and portugal. cnn s salma abdelaziz has more. reporter: 5,000 hectares, more than 12 football fields, burned in a single night. temperatures reached 1,000 degrees celsius according to the local fire department, enough to bend steel. translator: we are still in the phase of trying to contain the fire. our mission is to direct it where we want, where is there is fewer vegetation, where the layout helps us in the most efficient manner. reporter: months of dry weather and scorching conditions
fetterman s return to the campaign trail marks a significant development in this race between fetterman and trump endorsed republican dr. memez oz. already inviting fetterman to participate in five debates and he said he ll visit every county for every vote. that is something he reiterated on friday. eve a mccann, thank you so much. and moving on to texas where the governor s race there is heating up between republican incumbent greg abbott and democrat beto o rourke. let s discuss with dallas morning news political reporter gromer jeffers jr. full disclosure, we went to howard university school of communications together. so good to see you. we were in the trenches together in the school of sea classrooms and here we are in the trenches together covering politics and everything else. so good to see you. good to see you, classmate. that is right. i mean, it s really something
the debate of these two who are going to be sparring and going at it trying to win the most support. thank you so much, gromer. i look forward to it, fred. take care. talk soon. all right, coming up, the potential nuclear disaster, fears are mounting as shelling is increasing around a nuclear power plant in ukraine. the latest from kyiv next. (woman vo) sailing a great river past extraordinary landscapes into the heart of iconic cities is a journey for the curious traveler, one that many have yet to discover. explploring with viking brings you closer to the world, to the history, the culture, the flavors, a serene river voyage on an elegant viking longship. learn more at viking.com you see, son, with a little elbow grease, you can do just about anything. thanks, dad. that s right, robert.