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u.s. forecasters, warning it will feel like 115 degrees in chicago today. while many communities say they're not equipped to deal with these extreme temperatures and the effect on schools just beginning their new year. >> breaking overnight, a new court ruling on one of president biden's immigration policies, with the issue a flashpoint in the presidential race. what a judge is now saying censoring covid content. >> facebook ceo mark zuckerberg now speaking out why he says he regrets blocking some information about covid during the pandemic. under pressure from the white house. >> your money and the price of groceries. the legal battle now underway over whether to allow two major supermarket chains to merge. >> caught on camera, this performer's terrifying fall at cirque du soleil. one witness describes what he saw in front of his young daughter. >> plus, the woman seen jumping into this tiger enclosure at a zoo learns what charges she'll now face. >> and they weren't kidding. the mountain goats who really wanted to hitch a ride with these

tourists. >> from abc news. this is america this morning. >> good tuesday morning, everyone. i'm andrew dymburt. >> good morning to you all. i'm rhiannon ally. we want to begin with the danger and the impact of this extreme heat as far north as chicago. the heat index, or the feel like temperature was in the 90s overnight. >> the heat index, which combines temperature and humidity, could hit 115 there today, with more cities in the north bracing for extreme temperatures, many say they're not equipped to deal with it. here's abc's lionel moise. >> this morning record breaking heat spreading across more of the u.s. >> it's warmer than i like. it's a little hard to breathe. >> the higher temperatures a growing concern as a new study shows, the number of heat related deaths in the u.s. skyrocketed by 117% between 1999 and 2023. >> we saw more heat related deaths in 2023 than we ever have in the 20. some years of records, and that's definitely still an undercount.

>> more than 21,000 heat related deaths were reported over the last two decades, scientists citing climate change. the weather so hot after starting their first day of school yesterday by students at 63 public schools in philadelphia, will be sent home early today and tomorrow. >> we do not have air in our cafeteria and our auditorium. >> some schools in iowa also dismissed early due to high temps and no ac. >> at 7:00, it was already 86 or 87 degrees by the time i leave at one, it will be into the 90s in detroit. >> students will be sent home early again today. frustrating parents. >> they knew the weather was going to be rather hot, and they know they don't have accommodations in a school to where they're providing ac. >> the heat fueling, more calls to invest federal funds and outfitting more schools with ac. the extreme heat continues for several days. triple digits are possible in nashville today, and chicago could set a record with feel-like temperatures in parts of the midwest reaching 115

degrees. as for that study on heat related deaths, researchers say the uptick has been especially high in the last seven years, which scientists say proves the impact of climate change. rhiannon. andrew. >> all right, lionel, thank you for that and more severe storms are expected in the midwest today. power outages were reported in minnesota overnight and many activities at the state fair were washed out by heavy rain and flooding. >> breaking overnight, a new court ruling on immigration. a federal judge in texas has temporarily blocked a biden policy that would provide a pathway to citizenship for undocumented spouses married to americans. the program would allow spouses to stay in the u.s. while seeking citizenship instead of waiting in their home country. but 16 republican led states objected, saying the policy will encourage illegal immigration. >> immigration is one of the flashpoints in this presidential race, and a new proposal in california to help undocumented immigrants buy homes is being called fundamentally unfair by the trump campaign. the trump and harris campaigns are also

clashing over national security and the economy. abc's perry russom takes a closer look at all the issues. perry. good morning ryan. >> good morning to you. former president trump spoke about immigration as a national security issue while visiting a national guard conference in michigan. and he picked up another endorsement from a former candidate for president. overnight, former president trump announcing tulsi gabbard will moderate his town hall in wisconsin on thursday. the former democratic congresswoman endorsing trump yesterday. she's helping him prepare to debate vice president kamala harris, something gabbard herself did during the 2020 campaign. she put over 1500 people in jail for marijuana violations, and then laughed about it when she was asked if she ever smoked marijuana. the announcement coming after trump honored service members killed during the u.s. withdrawal from afghanistan three years ago. trump blaming biden and harris for the chaos that day. >> we'll get the resignations of every single senior official who touched the afghanistan calamity to be on my desk at noon on

inauguration day. you know, you have to fire people. >> the harris campaign responding, accusing trump of planning to lock up or fire tens of thousands of civil service workers he deems his enemies. harris has been off the campaign trail since last week's convention. her campaign releasing a new ad pitching her vision for the economy. >> we should be doing everything we can to make it more affordable to buy a home. under my plan, more than 100 million americans will get a tax cut other than the economy. >> immigration is front and center in this race. a new proposal in harris's home state of california would make undocumented immigrants eligible for up to $150,000 in state supported home loans. governor gavin newsom, a top harris surrogate, has declined to say whether he'd sign the proposal. harris last week renewing her commitment to border security while slamming trump for sinking a bipartisan deal. >> as president, i will bring back the bipartisan border security bill that he killed, and i will sign it into law.

>> harris is back on the campaign trail tomorrow, starting a bus tour of georgia. andrew. >> barry. thank you. facebook ceo mark zuckerberg has acknowledged being pressured by the biden administration to censor content during the pandemic. in a letter to the house judiciary committee, zuckerberg says senior administration officials pushed the company to censor certain posts about covid on facebook and instagram. zuckerberg saying, i feel strongly that we should not compromise our content standards due to pressure from any administration in either direction, and we're ready to push back if something like this happens again. zuckerberg also said he regrets hiding content about hunter biden before the 2020 election, including information about biden's laptop, after the fbi warned it may have been russian disinformation. >> well, the u.s. is rushing energy equipment to ukraine after the largest russian air attack since the start of the war. hundreds of drones and missiles rained down across ukraine, killing several people and damaging critical power and water plants. ukraine is vowing

to respond with a new home grown, long range weapon capable of striking deep inside russia. >> now to your money and the price of groceries. a legal battle is underway over a major supermarket merger. opponents claim the merger is another example of corporate greed. but supporters say the supermarket chains need this deal to better compete against bigger rivals. this morning, a high stakes battle in court over the biggest proposed supermarket deal in u.s. history. the federal trade commission is suing to stop the merger of kroger and albertsons, claiming it would lead to higher food prices and fewer jobs for union workers. the ftc also claims the merger could create a monopoly in some small towns. in her opening statement, the ftc lawyer saying stopping this multi-billion dollar deal will keep in place the vigorous competition that acts as a check on rising grocery prices. but the grocery giants insist the $24 billion merger will benefit shoppers. >> the companies, for their part, argue this is actually going to help them rein in costs

and better compete with the big rivals like walmart and the big box chains like costco. they also say they're not going to shut down stores. they're not going to put people out of work. >> it comes amid another sign that shoppers are pulling back on spending. a new survey shows sausage sales are up. experts say that typically happens when shoppers are looking to stretch their budget, opting for sausage over more expensive steak and chicken. inflation is down, but overall food prices are up more than 20% since before the pandemic. the trial over the supermarket merger is expected to last more than two weeks. colorado and washington have also sued to stop the merger. >> well, a big decision from another supermarket chain, stop and shop, says it will stop selling tobacco products at its 360 stores in the northeast. some will also hold cigarette buy-back events. the company saying it is committed to public health. >> time now for your tuesday weather. >> good morning. the heat is on. it's going to be a hot day. from

the southern plains into the ozarks, up into the midwest, parts of the great lakes region and the mid-atlantic. as well. temperatures 8 to 14 degrees above the historical averages. some areas that will probably break record highs. chicago, illinois 100 degrees this afternoon. rockford, illinois should tie a record high. peoria. quincy springfield up into record territory. illinois really steamy there. accuweather realfeel temperatures for some of you 105 plus for accuweather. i'm jeff cornish for abc news. >> coming up, another major company scales back its diversity and inclusion policies. >> also ahead, the shocking moment a woman is seen entering a tiger enclosure at this zoo. we'll tell you the charges she now faces. >> and later, a terrifying

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support in oklahoma for a student who was told he could not fly the american flag from his truck. dozens of cars and trucks carrying flags circled edmond north high school in protest. they say it's about patriotism, not politics. the school says the ban on flags is for safety and to avoid distractions. >> another major company is scaling back so-called dei policies aimed at promoting diversity and cultural awareness. it comes amid growing backlash from activists and from customers. home improvement giant lowe's has become the latest company to scale back its diversity, equity and inclusion policies amid pressure from activists who've been pushing companies to focus on products instead of politics and social issues. in a memo first reported by bloomberg, the company says it will no longer sponsor certain festivals, parades and fairs or participate in surveys for an lgbtq advocacy group. >> i sent a message to lowe's

last week, and i woke up to something really interesting in my email inbox. >> activist, filmmaker robby starbuck, whose criticism of john deere tractor supply company and harley davidson preceded those companies. pulling back on dei programs is claiming victory for the changes at lowe's. >> lowe's will no longer be participating in the hrc's woke corporate equality index social credit scoring system. lowe's is also getting rid of their individual erg groups that separates people across identity politics lines by what kind of sex they like or what color they are. >> those not commenting on starbuck's claims, but saying changes to its dei programs have been in the works, insisting we believe in inclusion, not exclusion. our hiring is not and has never been based on numbers or targets. analysts say some companies are also pulling back on dei policies due to legal concerns. after the supreme court ruling on affirmative action. as for lowe's, it says corporate outreach efforts will now focus on housing disaster

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>> you're gonna be the one who saves me. >> that's oasis. in their classic wonderwall, the band is reuniting and will tour next summer. they broke up in 2009 after years of feuding. >> and now to an update on a terrifying fall. a cirque du soleil performer losing her grip on the hoop and plummeting about 15ft to the ground during the show in portland, oregon. thankfully, she is now recovering. this moment was caught on camera by a family who was in the crowd. >> and then the cirque du soleil response team just showed up on stage and there was 10 to 12 of them on stage attending to her. so to see something like this is very surprising and very shocking. it was very scary for my daughter. >> shocking and scary indeed. the family says at first they

thought the fall was just part of the show. >> we turn now to the case against the utah author accused of killing her husband. prosecutors are now making the case for why she should go on trial. this morning, new details in the case of the utah mom accused of killing her husband, then writing a children's book about grief. >> the state of utah versus cory darden. >> a hearing is underway to determine if there's enough evidence to put 34 year old cory richards on trial for the murder of her husband, eric, prosecutors say. in 2022, cory poisoned eric with a cocktail laced with five times the lethal dose of fentanyl. the determination we came to after the conclusion of all four interviews was that she had procured some type of prescription, prescription or non-prescription opiate on the first transaction and that the following two were fentanyl pills. >> counterfeit fentanyl pills. >> the couple's housekeeper, carmen lauber, claims she sold fentanyl to cory, but the

defense argues prosecutors promised lauber a reduced sentence in exchange for her testimony. >> the defense wants to show that the housekeeper's testimony is biased and is unreliable because the housekeeper has her own legal issues and is facing legal jeopardy. >> last november, cory's mother and brothers sat down with abc news asserting their belief that eric's death was accidental. i do not believe in my heart. >> cory could ever not just kill eric, but kill anything or anyone. >> she loves her. her boys way too much to take their father away from them. >> after eric's death, cory went on tv promoting a children's book. she wrote in which a boy misses his dead father. >> and i kind of wrote this book on the different emotions and grieving processes that we've experienced last year. the judge could decide as soon as today if richards will stand trial.

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