which is growing in its intensity due to the climate crisis. heat remains the number one weather related cause of death in the united states. killing twice as many people per year as towards and hurricanes combined. marginalized communities are the hardest hit by rising temperatures due to poor infrastructure. finding solutions to that is one of the goals of this heat summit. joining us now is vlad keith, who co-authored the report on planning for urban heat resilience. great to see you this morning. it is been a really hot summer of record-breaking heat. first off, what is your top priority that you hope to be addressed at the heat summit? yeah, like you said, this summer we ve seen record-breaking temperatures which are in line with climate change protections so not surprising but very concerning and i think the summit occurring tomorrow is a part of the federal government s efforts to