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
plus, blazing temperatures in britain, prompting the first ever red extreme warning in the u.k. live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom with lynda kinkaid. begin with the latest on more gun violence in the united states. another mass shooting in the u.s. state of indiana on sunday. it happened hours after texas officials released a scathing political report on the you valid school shooting that resulted in the deaths of 19 students and 2 teachers. three people were killed and two others injured during a shooting in a shopping mall in indianapolis, indiana. the local police chief revealed some information about the suspected gunman. we have an adult male shooter. we have not identified him yet. we do not have a motive yet. it appears he had a rifle with several rounds of ammunition. entered the food court and began shooting. take a listen to this witness horrifying account of the shooting. we heard four gunshots and i looked up and i thought the carousel across
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efficient at cooling itself off. the most significant and most effective coolant for our body is through sweating. once that sweat gets on your skin, it evaporates and that evaporative cooling causes about 22% of the heat to be removed from your body. but when the air is so humid, that evaporative cooling doesn t take place as effectively, you continue to sweat, that alters the sodium and potassium levels, that leads to fluid loss and dehydration which makes heat the top weather killer in the united states. not hurricanes, not tornadoes, but heat. and these sort of temperatures every year take hundreds of lives with them. and you notice the perspective, upper 90s, factoring in the humidity, it will feel like lower 100s. and this is not just in the united states. look at the last three years across europe. italy, spain, france, germany and the united kingdom have all seen their hottest temperatures in recorded history since the summer of 2019.
of the mississippi valley. and today some cities face forecast highs above 110 degrees. let s get to our meteorologist pedram javaheri. how long is this heatwave going to last? takes long duration heatwave and important to know when it comes to heat, it is the top weather killer in the united states. it is not tornadoes, not hurricanes. they get a bit of attention, but it is all about heat. and when you are talking 108, 109, 110 degrees, yes records are falling, but these are temperatures that are measured in the shade. and you factor in the humidity, you bump that up to really dangerous territory. 115 or warmer in a few spots is what it will feel like for 70 plus million americans. and of course you work your way toward areas of the northeast, eventually the heat arrives across this region, philly, new york and boston to push up close to 100 degrees over the next 24 to 48 hours. but again, you notice how expansive of a coverage it is