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learned, if fire is going to happen, one way or another it either happens on its terms or it happens on, you know, it's -- >> with our help. well, the natives used to purposely burn fires in the valley. >> yes. and that is a program that the park services have picked up on, too. this one was started by lightning. they are letting it go. the important part is, if you have plans to be in yosemite, stay on top of this. every morning, for about an eight hour period, you're getting exposed to hazardous r-quality. tonight, heat dome. nearly 100 million americans roast coast to coast. will it ever end? >> i'm tom wait in santa monica,
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california, one of the few places to escape the punishing heat. >> while in europe, blistering temperatures bear down as tourists try to keep cool. tonight, vanished. the mystery surrounding a missing woman from alabama. she called 911 to report a toddler wandering alone then she disappeared. plus, new york's serial killer suspect held without bail. what we're learning about the man accused of murdering at least three women and burying their bodies at the beach. kratom controversy, a popular herbal supplement that critics say can kill. hardships and heroics. the negro leagues and their impact on amererica, far from t baseball field. >> just amazing the trials an tribulations they had to go through just to play the game they loved. and later, dream on. you know the odds but you're probably lining up anyway for a
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crack at obscene lottery jackpots, more than a billion dollars combined. this could be your night. >> i'd do it for the heck of it, but people do win. people do. >> announcer: this is the cbs weekend news from new york. good evening. adriana's off. tonight, much of america is baking. a heat that won't quit, and today begins the second month of extreme temperatures stretching from washington to texas to parts of florida, and today, at least a dozen new record highs reported. that potentially deadly heat stifling california. tom wait is in santa monica. tom? >> and mark, here at the beach is one of the few places in california where temperatures are in the 70s. but across most of the country, the extreme heat is unbearable. and as that heat dome expands, so does the danger. summer scorcher. along southern california's beaches, an escape from
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blistering triple digit temperatures. >> this feels pretty nice. >> the west is in the grip of a deadly record-breaking heat wave. >> that's thing you want to do is pass out in the las vegas strip. >> reporter: death valley is one of the hottest places on the planet and could hit a record 130 degrees, but that isn't scaring away visitors. el paso, texas, on a 30-day streak of temperatures spiking above 100. nationwide, about 27 million people will be suffering through 110-degree temperatures through next week. paramedics like damon shilling in las vegas are bracing for 911 calls. >> when you get heatstroke, you're dizzy, your heart's racing and you're not sweating. the heat and dry brush are fuelling wildfires in southern california. 4,000 acres are burning here in riverside county. >> cal fire and all the sheriffs are doing as much work as they can. >> reporter: firefighters are warning it's likely to get worse as the summer rolls on. a reality people from coast to coast will now have to live with. >> it's been very hot.
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i feel like i'm roasted chicken. >> reporter: experts say in addition to the extreme heat, what makes all this so dangerous is how long these heat waves are lasting and how long it's staying hot well into the night. into the 90s in some desert areas. mark? >> thanks, tom. this extreme heat is more than uncomfortable. it's potentially dangerous. let's bring in meteorologist paul goodlow. >> definitely concerned about the heat, but just like last weekend, the potential setting up for majori flooding in the northeast and new england. yes, even severe weather, but tonight, these storms keep moving into the soggy northeast and especially new england, vermont, parts of new jersey. these storms come through tomorrow morning and keep going. nw york city, we could be dealing with flash flooding 9:00, 10:00 tomorrow. and the storms keep going through new england, including flood weary vermont. big concern of more flooding. won't take much more rain to cause flood concerns and the
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flood concerns linger into next week. with more storms comingthrough. in the southwest, we're talking 15 days an counting of 110 or more in phoenix. and a new record is probably going to be set in a couple of days. mark? >> thanks, paul. and overseas, more heat continuing to scorch parts of europe. temperatures so high some tourist hot spots have cleared out, forced to shut down. cbs news's chris livesay reports from rome. >> reporter: the echoes of the past collide with the throbbing heat of the present at the acropolis in athens. police have been forced to close it to prevent further injuries. >> it's really hard. i've got asthma so this heat is terrible for it. we were in rome and had to have the paramedics called because the heat was so bad. >> it was suffocating. we are from washington, d.c., and we get a lot of heat there,
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but it's not like this. >> reporter: across europe, people have been collapsing under the weight of the cerberus heat wave, named after the three headed dog from greek mythology that guards the underworld. in rome, tourists like bianca davis take in the mist of the fountain to stay cool. >> i don't know if i'm adjusting or if i just learned how to work around it better, but michigan, we get about six months of snow, so this is a lot. >> yes, we have been filling up our water as much as we possibly can. >> reporter: the hottest temperature ever recorded in europe was right here in italy, almost 120 degrees just two years ago. and this year it's feared it could get even hotter. surface temperatures can climb even higher. in al imaging resembles the sun, as ground
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temperatures reach a blistering 140 degrees. forest fires ripped through the spanish island of la palma, destroying homes and displacing hundreds. more than 1,000 miles away, the heat fans the flames in croatia as well, where fires charred the dalmatian coast off the adriatic sea. cars and buildings are covered in ash in this mediterranean paradise, but like the name of the heat wave, it's been transformed into an underworld. chris livesay, cbs news, rome. any details now in the man arrested in connection with a string of killings on long island, new york. the 59-year-old charged with murdering three women, all sex workers, whose bodies were found on gilgo beach in 2010. police have since recovered the remains of 11 people. he is a married father and architect. tonight, we're hearing from a youtuber who interviewed him a year ago.
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>> what has this job taught you about yourself? >> i think it's taught me more about how to understand people. >> really what stood out is his attention to details. he was very knowledgeable, very detail oriented. >> heuermann has pleaded not guilty guilty, is being held without bond. he's due back in court august 1st. happening now, the search for a gunman accused of killing four people in georgia. authorities say three men and a woman are dead in the shooting of a subdivision in hampton. that's south of atlanta. the subject has been identified as andre longmoore. the sheriff is offering a $10,000 reward for information leading to his arrest. in fargo, north dakota, police say the gunman who killed an officer and critically injured two others opened fire for no reason. 23-year-old officer jake wallin
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died in the shootout between the police and the suspect. witnesses say there was a car crash right before the man began shooting. the officers then fired back, killing the suspect. gun shots also seriously wounded a bystander. now to the search for a missing woman in alabama. she disappeared nearly two days ago after making an emergency call, and tonight, investigators are calling this case bizarre. cbs news' astrid martinez has the latest on the desperate search. >> reporter: good evening. police say carlee russell called them about a child she saw then called a relative, but during the call, the family lost all contact with her. volunteers and police are fanning out across the birmingham area this weekend looking for the 25-year-old who vanished after calling 911. >> she was almost home. >> she was ten minutes from the house. >> reporter: police say carly russell made the call thursday
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evening, pulling over on the side of interstate 459. >> after calling 911, the caller stopped to check on the child and also called a family member to report the same details. >> when she got out the car, she did tell my daughter-in-law, i can't just leave -- i can't just leave this little child on the side of the road. >> russell's family says while on the phone, they heard her talking to the child but didn't here the child respond. then russell screamed. >> a single witness has reported possibly seeing a light male standing outside carlee's vehicle. >> reporter: her cell phone was found at the scene, but no sign of her or a child. russell is 5'4", last seen wearing a black t-shirt, black pants and white nike sneakers. >> we're going to be looking in every direction. we're just going to scour the earth. >> reporter: russells neighbors are praying for her safe return. there's a $25,000 reward for any information. police say they're analyzing her
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cell phone for any evidence, and they've also received numerous tips on her disappearance but they haven't received any reports on a missing child. mark? >> thanks, astrid. now to louisiana and a series of explosions at a chemical plant shaking homes miles away. flames and smoke followed six blasts at the facility in baton rouge last night. residents were told to stay indoors and turn off air-conditioning. no one was hurt and airborne hazardous materials have not been detected. israeli prime minster benjamin netanyahu was rushed to a hospital today after feeling dizzy. the 73-year-old will spend the night in the hospital but says he's feeling quote very good. initial tests rule he was dehydrated. netanyahu spent time outside in scorching heat yesterday. he'll under go further testing as a precaution. netanyahu is israel's longest serving leader. millions of americans use an herbal supplement called kratom.
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many of them swear by what's become a billion dollar industry in this country. but kratom products are also controversial, marketed as something of a wonder drug, but banned by u.s. imports since 2014 and blame bid critics for everything from addiction to death. ethan pope was 23. healthy, adventurous, but dead. six months after this video was shot. >> i think both of us wanted to just crawl under a rock, not talk to anybody. >> reporter: it's a hole in your heart. >> it's a hole in your heart, for sure. >> still. >> reporter: john and dana pope, ethan's parents. >> what did the toxicology report say? >> said kratom toxicity. >> i didn't know what kratom was. >> had no idea he was taking anything. >> reporter: it's an herbal supplement extracted from a leaf of a southeast asian tree. many places sell it, even gas stations. consumers use them for an energy boost or to treat pain, anxiety,
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or for drug withdrawal. but pharmacologists worry about its opiate like effects. the fda has found that kratom poses risks of addiction, abuse, and dependence. >> the moment someone says we have a wonder drug is the moment i know they're lawyering. >> reporter: these lawyers represent ethan pope's family. ethan's official cause of death, cardiac arrest due to matrangena or kratom intoxication. the pope's wrongful death suit targets a weapon of kratom companies and their owners, alleging a deadly product that's insidiously addictive. >> this entire industry is based on hiding. who they are, what they're making, what they're selling and what you're taking, period. >> the american kratom association, the industry's consumer advocacy group, declined comment on the pope case pending litigation, and in a statement to us says it advocates for regulations on the products so they're manufactured using good manufacturing
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practices. in the past, they've attacked the fda for what it calls bad science and its war on kratom, but a half dozen states have banned kratom products along with san diego, denver, and columbus. at a minimum, should it be regulated? >> absolutely. there's no question. no warning about interactions, no warning about the addictiveness, no warning about the health consequences. >> they take the most potent and toxic portions of that plant and they concentrate them until you get something this is potent and lethal. >> reporter: in the apartment where ethan pope died, his family found a note he had written. get off kratom. >> it's not just something you can buy at the gas station that gives you energy. it can kill you. >> reporter: they've worked with 11 states to create a provision act. it provisions include proper labeling and restrictions to minors. it should be noted the fda has found no evidence it has any therapeutic benefit.
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>> i'd like to think so, yes. >> reporter: and sometimes hope and a little paper ticket are all you need. >> good luck. >> thank you. >> reporter: cbs news, washington. >> dream on. that's the cbs weekend news. tomorrow on "face the nation", among margaret brennan's guests, white house national security adviser, jake brennan. see you tomorrow. from cbs news bay area, this is the evening edition. >> now at 6:00, both of the bay area is feeling the heat today and it is not done yet. we will look where to expect the
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hottest temperatures for the rest of the weekend. and some people cannot just take a dip in the pool or crank up the ac. how firefighters try to stay cool during scorching conditions. >> if someone tries to push through it, ultimately they become a liability to themselves and to their crew. and another tragic place of wrong place, wrong time. a boy fights for his life after being hit by a stray bullet in the bay area freeway. the heat is on in much of the bay area this saturday. unless you are by the beach, the weather was pretty brutal. we saw people across the bay try to beat the heat and is time to go to darren peck on when we can expect a break. darren? >> excessive heat warning stays in effect all the way until tomorrow at 11:00. but let us just take a little review on where we were for daytime highs today. the hottest number we
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