 A slow-moving and potentially record-setting heat wave, meanwhile, spreading across the western part of the country. Sherry Thompson lives in Portland, Oregon, and has been living in her car for the past three years. Now that the A.C. has been acting up, it's a little hard to stay cool. And it's extremely hard when my A.C., you know, I can't run it for very long because it overheats now. So I can't deal with the heat. I just can't do it anymore.