You are live in the Cnn Newsroom. Im Phil Mattingly in washington. Jim acosta is off today. We begin this Hour And Fourth of July Weekend with unrelenting heat gripping much of the western u. S. Right now. Record high temperatures are baking parts of the northwest in oregon, idaho and montana. It could reach, get this, 110 degrees. Officials say 94 people have died just in oregon from heatrelated illnesses in the last week. In washington state, Health Officials say they have seen nearly 2,000 Emergency Room visits and at least 13 deaths they blame on the heat. Right now five states are in complete drought conditions. Nevada, utah, north dakota, oregon and california. Thats where we head first. Cnns Paul Vercamen joins me now. Paul, this extreme heat brings the very real threat of wildfires, especially with fireworks going off. What are officials there saying about the risk right now . Reporter theyre saying the danger is extreme, phil, and they are warning everyone throughout Southern
[National Anthem] pete that is our Nations Anthem performing this morning on what were kicking off Independence Day Weekend here on Fox Friends, doing it like no other show, id like to think, honoring our nation. Rachel absolutely, no other show will be more patriotic than Fox Friends on independence weekend. Will i think in all of our estimation somewhere tied perhaps in first place for the best holiday of the year, right there Income And Income with Thanksgiving Rachel christmas, what are you talking about . Will it carries the burden of giftgiving [laughter] this is about togetherness and celebration. Rachel thats true. Will so send us your pictures. Wed love to see how you celebrate with your friends, your family, your community, your barbecue, friends foxnews. Com. I totally winged that. Pete by the time we get through with The Show, were going to have flowers, the columns were warming up. Its independence eve, and were so grateful that youre here to join us all four hours this mo
a third wave of coronavirus is beginning to sweep across the european union. france and switzerland are extending restrictions from saturday, while polish health officials say the british variant of the virus is so rampant a 3 week lockdown is necessary. infections have surged, as europe s vaccine rollout has continued to lag behind the pace ofjabs in the us and the uk. our correspondent lucy williamson has more from paris. never mind the prime minister. in france, it was the astrazeneca jab that needed a shot in the arm today. after weeks of shifting guidelines, the message was meant to be clear it s safe and it works. but only an hour before he received it, france s health authority said a possible link to blood clots in younger patients meant the jab should only be used for those over 55. last month, it said only those under 65 should take it. lucky for mr castex that he turned 55 last year. but only 20% of french surveyed this month said they trusted the astrazeneca jab
will begin delivering fuel across the uk from monday. and this is the live scene on la palma where two new streams of laba threaten further destruction from the erupting volcano. lava. hello and welcome to the programme. tens of thousands of women s rights advocates have in holding demonstrations across the us. they are opposed to a new law in texas that severely limits access to abortions in the state. there are also widerfears abortions in the state. there are also wider fears the supreme court may soon rule abortions nationwide are illegal. our correspondent barbara plett usher reports from washington. roe versus wade has got to stay, ho ho! hey hey! activists are sounding the alarm. this is the moment when abortion rights face their most significant challenge in nearly half a century from conservative lawmakers and judges. i am very worried. i think it s time for a course correction. we have been doing this for more than 50 years. now we are back here again and it sjus