For heat stroke and hydrate. a heat that medical experts say can be deadly. people can actually die of heat, and people we know to be at risk are people who are homeless who are living outdoors, people who are working outdoors. reporter: in portland, with thousands living on the streets, volunteers are doing what they can to help. we have also water bottles. we have sweat rags. we have liquid i.v. for electrolytes. reporter: cooling centers will serve a final role where a significant part of the population doesn t have air conditioning. everything to get out of heat. these cats are sitting there in 100-degree weather. no power outages are expected but the heat raises other concerns. this means the threat of wildfire activity is high. with california and oregon experiencing droughts, fire authorities will be on alert. while the whole northwest prepares to fight the heat. and here in portland, the record temperature ever registered is
The last time he was seen was at the time of the escape. literally the night of the escape was the last time he was seen. the local sheriff says that sweat is tired, hungry. he is confident that sweat is going to make a mistake. our own jean is live in malone new york. jean we ve learned about the other one who died from gunshot wounds but we ve also learned there were signs that richard matt was living outdoors.- the condition of his body. what can you tell us the details about that and what it suggests is a condition we might find sweat under in those woods? reporter: extremely interesting. we re here at the search area and beyond that is where matt s body was found. it s raining hard this afternoon. the conditions are not good. difficult for searches but obviously difficult for anyone hiding in the woods. we learned through the autopsy report results released a short