Workers grapple with extreme heat as Texas scraps mandatory rest breaks for construction crew

Global temperatures hit their highest levels in recorded history this week, according to a top climate monitor. In one of the hottest places in America, laws are making matters worse for some grappling with punishing heat. According to the US Department of Labor Statistics, at least 42 workers across all sectors in Texas died from heat exposure between 2011 and 2021 -- the most of any state. Labour groups said the numbers are likely much higher, because some injuries or deaths are classified as something else. Toni Waterman reports.