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temperatures with no relief in sight. the best ways to stay cool this weekend. north korea is staying silent about the american soldier who ran across the demilitarized zone the families of other north korean detainees pushing for the u.s. to to more. investors hope for the future why this could mean more relief for your budget. we've got your friday playlist, courtesy of a former president. barack obama's surprise picks. young athletes around the world, programs are helping introduce more girls to soccer "early today" starts right now welcome to the end of the week i'm frances rivera >> i'm jessica layton. we begin with the historic heat wave that feels inescapable for so many people this summer we are living through the

hottest time ever documented june smashed records, and july coming in even hotter. global oceans have now set record highs for a third straight month, phoenix continues a record streak of days reaching 110 degrees or above. the heat alerts are expected to continue across the south into next week. erica edwards kicks off our coverage >> reporter: nearly a third of the u.s. population living in areas with heat adadvisories today it was 128 but pair these record-breaking heat waves with record-setting wildfires in canada. at one point, new york city with the worst air quality in the world. >> outside right now, a picture that is simply other worldly >> reporter: it's making many americans struggle to catch their breath >> it's definitely a point of concern to have a combination of poor air quality and intense heat >> reporter: the risk of early death increases by 21% on days with extreme heat and air

pollution, according to a 2022 study. so what exactly happens to your body when it's hit with both besides dehydration, heat takes a toll on your heart blood vessels get smaller and decrease the flow of oxygenated blood to your tissues and organs to compensate, your heart starts beating faster pushing blood pressure up. add in poor artir quality >> less movement of the air. >> reporter: your respiratory mucosal cells lie in your airways. normally, they make a barrier protecting the body from inhaling toxins. as the air gets more muted, your body's ability to reswgenerate that protective barrier can't keep up. and particles smaller than a speck of dust can easily get into your respiratory system >> they can get trapped and not

get out and get absorbed into your body and cause more havoc in the system. >> reporter: so what can you do to protect yourself? drink water, wear lightweight loose-fitting clothes, try to avoid physical activity in the middle of the day and keep track. air quality. >> it is certainly going to affect all of us whether we have an unde lyie unn diagnosis or not members of the republican presidential field will kick off campaigning in the early primary states while one candidate is looking for a reset after a rough start. this comes as president biden continues to push the positives of his economic agenda we tourn to chris pahoollone in washington >> reporter: the first republican debate is a little more than a month away so the candidates hoping to face president biden in november are

hitting the campaign hard. today mike pence in new hampshire while vivek ramaswamy in iowa and chris christie in south carolina the latest quinnipiac poll shows donald trump still has a commanding lead over the rest of the gop field. florida governor desantis is polling second behind trump, but desantis is rebooting his campaign last week desantis fed about a dozen staffers to save money, and now aides say he will focus on diner and church visits instead of larger town halls and speeches he will shift less from his record in florida to national issues president biden touted policies he calls calls bi bidennomics >> all those members of congress who voted against the bill suddenly realized it's pretty

good and they're bragging about it >> reporter: the muest quinnipiac poll shows president biden has a five-point lead over former president trump in a theoretical rematch next november >> long way to go, though. a lot can happen thank you. in an exclusive interview with nbc news, the new cdc director says rebuilding the public trust will be paramount mandy cohen takes over at the tail end of a turbulent era of the agency marked by confusion around the coronavirus pandemic. here's what she told our erica edwards. >> we want to protect the health of every american. we have to first make sure that we are building trust with the american people, and i know some of that trust was lost in the last few years, but i'm here to refocus the organization on building that trust >> even as the pandemic peters out, cohen will be tackling other challenges like record drug overdoses and unprecedented

gun deaths during a white house press briefing, a reporter asked karine jean-pierre if israeli president herzog was tested for covid before meeting with president biden. this was after members of the delegation tested positive >> i can tell you that anybody who meets with the president does indeed get tested i do we all do. >> this comes nearly a year after the president said on 60 minutes that the pandemic was over covid test pos at itivity and wastewater levels have begun to show increases nationally. north korea is staying silent when it comes to the american soldier who bolted across their border. matt bradley has the latest from south korea. >> reporter: north korea is once again threatening nuclear escalation, announcing through state media that american arms in south korea may fall under

the conditions of the use of nuclear weapons. when it comes tot comes to priv, we don't know. courtney kube was told that the u.s. is trying to reach the north koreans through the united nations. king, who finished high school three years ago in re siago i a wisc wisconsin had past instances that don't bode well for king. he was otter warmbier was released from north korea in a very getae

state. >> now that he's there, the facts are exactly the same they're going to hold him hostage, and they're going to use him as a political prisoner. >> reporter: now the biden administration must decide how to help a soldier who officials say willfully created a crisis matt bradley, nbc news, south korea. hackers with chinese connections broke into the e-mails of the american ambassador to china according to two u.s. officials familiar with the matter also hacked, the i a assistant secretary of state it's not clear what information was stolen the chinese baembassy did not respond to request for comment nfl team owners approved the sale of the washington commanders for a record $6 billion. the league released details from a second outside investigation, which found that snyder had sexually harassed a former team

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millions of americans still sweating through record heat and more grabbing their umbrellas amid another round of storms michelle grossmann is busier than ever. you're tracking all of this. >> that would be worth millions to have cool air move in, but no relief in sight. we're going to see hot temperatures into the weekend into next week and probably beyond that. we're in the middle of the summer, looking at temperatures once again soaring into the triple digits. records continue to be broken every single day and we're looking at 82 million people impacted by heat alerts, whether it's the inner mount west or the southeast. the southeast may make into the 90s. you factor in the humidities, it had feel warmer than that. we're well into the triple digits 114 in las vegas the record there is 113. 121 in palm springs, boise, 105. the record is 107. as we go throughout the weekend we'll keep the hot air in place.

we'll continue the heat marathon las vegas 115 on saturday.so storms this morning and later on today into the mid atlantic and the northeast. all right, the good news is we've made it to the weekend almost, we'll take a look at the forecast coming up >> thank you, michelle and the winner, beanie von weenie the wiener schnitzel c competitn at the competition. he redeemed himself from last year's loss. he took home the grand prize of a thousand dollars and a new

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