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Sweltering Heat Wave Roasts 24 States, Feeds Wildfires

Clip: 7/12/2011 | 2m 46s

Gwen Ifill reports on the unrelenting hot weather which broke a series of records.

A heat wave blasted half of the U.S. Tuesday and triple-digit temperatures roasted Americans in cities in the Midwest and South. Gwen Ifill reports on the unrelenting hot weather, which broke a series of records and triggered heat warnings and advisories in multiple states.

07/12/2011

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