digits fahrenheit. new york city could soon see its longest streak of 90-degree days since 2013. officials there have shortened their triathalon course for tomorrow. and in boston their triathalon has postponed altogether. one woman describes how the unbearable heat feels. what s it like in your apartment? hell. it s like hell? horrible. it s horrible. i sat outside here from ten to 4:00 this morning. as europe s heat wave moves eastward, wildfires have forced tens of thousands of people from their homes. you can see here parts of greece and slovenia are blanketed with flames and smoke. just terrifying scenes there. according to the w.h.o., the heat wave has caused more than 1,700 deaths in spain and in portugal. these heat waves are dangerous. we got a look at the impacts of this extreme heat here in the u.s. and of course overseas and how much longer it will last. let s begin now with polo sandoval in new york. hi there, polo. so we know new york is under a
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this morning, more than 85 million people are under heat alerts as record breaking temperatures are expected across the northeast united states throughout the weekend. many of us have noticed that these recent heat waves have been more dangerous and happening more frequently. but to raise public awareness and protect lives, cities like los angeles, phoenix, and miami have appointed chief heat officers to address the threat of rising temperatures. here with me now is kathy mccloud, the director of the rockefeller resilience center which is the group leading the appointment of chief heat officers around the world. welcome to you, thank you so much for joining us. i want to talk more about what exactly the role is of a chief heat officer. but let s talk first about this fact. heat already kills more americans than any other weather-related disaster. our elected officials, do you feel, taking this crisis seriously enough?