To all of our American viewers, we at TWN hope you had a wonderful American Independence Day. To our viewers outside of the U.S, we recommend this article as a quick read to inform you about the holiday. Here's the news for today.
To start off, we have some saddening news. On July 2, a wildfire formed in Skamania County, Washington State and has burned a total of 500 acres. At least 10 structures have been destroyed. To add on to the list of things going wrong, the heat waves going on in the country are fueling the flames. Also, the fire is raging in the Columbia River Gorge, a deep canyon going up to 4,000 feet deep in some areas. All this is hindering the progress of the firefighters who are trying to stop the fire. This is just another sign of the heat that keeps on plaguing the globe as temperatures rise across the world. In fact, Monday, July 3rd, holds the latest record for the hottest day ever recorded globally, with the average global temperature reaching 17.01 degrees Celsius (62.62 Fahrenheit). August 2016 originally held the record of 16.92ºC (62.46ºF).
On another sad note, there is more news regarding the killing of the teen in France. Two fundraisers have been set up. One for the teen's family, and one for the family of the policeman who killed the teen. The teen's family's fundraiser raised €380,000 ($414,000), while the policeman's family's fundraiser raised €1.5 million ($1.6 million). Why? Well, the second fundraiser was created by French media personality and former politician Jean Messiha. According to CNN reporter Christian Edwards, "[many] French lawmakers have criticzed the fundraiser and questioned the motives of the organizers."
Also, just before midnight on Monday, 11 people were shot in the neighborhood of Como, in Fort Worth, Texas. Three were declared dead and the other eight were wounded. There was no indication of who did the shooting.
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