People in Pakistan Occupied Gilgit Baltistan took to the streets against the prolonged load shedding and water scarcity amid scorching heat for the past four days, local media reported.
reporter: when do you start seeing personal confidence decline? it s going to be a tale of two economies. if you own a house, you have increased equity, and you re feeling like you have greater ge wealth. if you don t own, just trying to find a place to rent right now has become much more difficult. reporter: while this is the first time that we hit that $5 mark nationwide, this is not a record. back in 2008, gas prices went up to the equivalent of $5.40 a gallon, when you adjust for inflation. adriana. diaz: all right, lilia, thank you. it is a weekend of dangerous heat across big parts of the west. at least 50 million people are experiencing triple-digit temperatures. needles, california, near the arizona border hit 150 degrees. phoenix was a dry 115, and forth worth texas seared at 105. the scorching is expected to extend well into next week. today, the nation s largest wildfire in new mexico was