northeast from vancouver, and it was 118 degrees there today. no higher temperature has ever been recorded anywhere in canada in all of recorded history. that 115 degrees today in portland, oregon, that was the hottest temperature ever recorded in recorded history in portland. that said, portland s previous record was set yesterday. and before yesterday, the previous record was set the day before that. today should hopefully have been the worst of it in the pacific northwest. but it s quite bad, emergency rooms filling up with people sick and struggling from the heat. they have been opening cooling centers in towns all around the region, trying to give people a place to go to get away from the heat. they have been shooting water at the drawbridges in seattle to keep them from getting stuck as the metal expands beyond anything it was ever expected to deal with before. they shut down some lanes on interstate 5 because the heat caused concrete panels on that freeway to just crum
northeast from vancouver, and it was 118 degrees there, today. no higher temperature has ever been recorded anywhere in canada in all of recorded history. that 115 degrees today in portland oregon, that was the hottest temperature ever recorded in recorded history in portland. that said, portland s previous record was set yesterday, and before yesterday, the previous record was set the day before that. today should hopefully have been the worst of it in the pacific northwest, but it s quite bad, emergency rooms filling up with people sick and struggling from the heat. they have been opening cooling centers and towns all around the region trying to give people a place to go to get away from the heat. they have been shooting water at the draw bridges in seattle to try to stop them from getting stuck, as the metal expands beyond anything they were ever expected to deal with before. they shut down some lands on interstate five because the heat caused concrete panels on that freew
that said, portland s previous record was set yesterday. and before yesterday, the previous record was set the day before that. today should hopefully have been the worst of it in the pacific northwest. but it s quite bad, emergency rooms filling up with people sick and struggling from the heat. they have been opening cooling centers in towns all around the region, trying to give people a place to go to get away from the heat. they have been shooting water at the drawbridges in seattle to keep them from getting stuck as the metal expands beyond anything it was ever expected to deal with before. they shut down some lanes on interstate 5 because the heat caused concrete panels on that freeway to just crumble, just turn to dust. east of bellingham, washington, and up against the canadian border, the roads there are just buckling, just falling apart and kind of melting in the heat, collapsing. tonight, a bunch of young people were arrested at various entrances to the white house,
reopening. according to the cdc 38% of the u.s. population is now fully vaccinated against coronavirus. and we have more good news. the number of cases week over week is falling in at least 37 states. people are thrilled to leave pandemic limbo, aren t you? and they ve returned to their schools or workplaces, out of the house not to mention their long lost favorite hang outs. and asthma morrial day approaches signaling the unofficial start of summer many of us cannot wait to hit the road for vacation. cnn s natasha chen has more as americans emerge from isolation. reporter: all across america more and more people are seeing each others faces for the first time in a long time. it s been a long time coming. reporter: more than 45% of people in the u.s. age 12 or older are now fully vaccinated and three states, connecticut, maine and vermont have fully vaccinated at least half of their total population. for the first time since march 2020 san francisco general hospital rep
harris will visit the u.s.-mexico border on friday to take a look at the conditions there. it also comes as democrats plot their next steps after republicans blocked the senate from debating a major voting rights bill. the president appeared to take a shot at senate republicans as he paid tribute to a friend and longtime colleague former virginia republican senator john warner. he understood that democracy is more than a form of government. democracy is a way of being. he understood it begins and grows in an open heart and with a willingness to work across the aisle and come together in common cause. also at this hour, a sentencing hearing is under way for an indiana woman who pled guilty to taking part in the january 6th attack on the capitol, this as two more accused rioters, including a suspected member of the oath keepers also pled guilty. we ll have more on that throughout this hour. and a major decision on freedom of speech from the u.s. supreme court. the justice