 or even the Joe Biden of 2020. A record-breaking heat wave is scorching the West. Over 70 million people are under heat alerts, with about a dozen California cities breaking all-time temperature records. There have been at least four heat-related deaths in Oregon since July 5th. In Washington, a part of State Route 111 buckled due to the high temps. The record heat is moving into cities like Denver, Colorado, and Rapid City, South Dakota. A crime scene tech testified she found live rounds of ammunition all over the Rust movie set after the cinematographer was killed.