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Crippling heat wave in Canada blamed for at least 100deaths

Parts of Washington state, Oregon, and Idaho spent another day on Wednesday baking in sweltering temperatures, as a dangerous heat wave in Canada begins to ease in parts of British Columbia, Alberta and Manitoba. David Phillips, senior climatologist at Environment Canada, the Canadian government department responsible for environmental policy, joins Judy Woodruff to discuss.