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john goodenough was 100 years old. still to come on "the newshour"... biden lays out his plan to expand access to broadband internet. many major retailers pull back their lgbtq merchandise after conservative backlash. and two film critics take a look at the most anticipated summer movies. >> this is "the pbs newshour" from weta studios in washington, and in the west from the walter cronkite school of journalism at arizona state university. geoff: texas is entering its third week of a record-breaking heat wave. the heat index could top 120 degrees. and the sweltering weather is not limited to texas. at least 45 million americans across the southern u.s. were under heat advisories over the weekend and into today. for a closer look, we're joined by jeff berardelli, chief meteorologist and climate specialist for wfla-tv in tampa, florida. thanks for being with us. this brutal heat wave is entering week three. what is driving it? jeff: well, we have a very weird jet stream across the northern hemisphere and especially right across north america. things have