Wednesday on the NewsHour, extreme weather cripples much of the country as wildfire smoke blankets the Midwest and a heat wave scorches the Deep South. We talk with President Biden's senior adviser as the president touts his economic agenda. Plus, the chief human rights official for the United Nations sharply criticizes the treatment of inmates at the Guantanamo Bay prison.

WATCH TODAY’S SEGMENTS:
Heat dome poses health risks for vulnerable groups
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GLxstFp_VLk
News Wrap: Travelers face flight delays ahead of July 4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qTUTXPzV68I
Mitch Landrieu on Biden's economic message and vision
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O832dlJ0rgk
UN sharply criticizes treatment of inmates at Guantanamo Bay
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xb9DPCyjhQY
American Black women face high rates of maternal mortality
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xq1G2pKCYyw
Former Congressman Will Hurd on his run for the White House
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W-wClQXlZRE
Patient Revolution aims to expose flaws, improve healthcare
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lXtkg9FPZBg
Why billions of snow crabs disappeared from the Bering Sea
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xBqsuzsNyMA

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00:00 - Introduction
02:19 - Extreme Conditions
05:34 - News Wrap
09:40 - Biden Agenda
16:24 - Russian Invasion
1929 - "Cruel and Inhuman"
27:11 - Maternal Mortality
34:40 - Vote 2024
40:48 - Patient Revolution
50:03 - In a Pinch