Heat clobbers southern Europe

The closing of the Acropolis in Greece is just one sign of a heat wave that’s suffocating southern Europe this week. Meteorologists say temperatures are expected to keep hitting well into the triple digits through Sunday. Host Carolyn Beeler and Marco Werman have more.

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