time. >> reporter: tens of thousands of people in the washington, d.c. area could be without water for days, as workers replace a failing water main. residents were told to stockpile water, filling pots, pans, bathtubs to get ready. preeti arla, abc news, washington. the dangerous heat isn't going anywhere for a couple of days. it's only getting worse. >> we continue our extreme weather coverage with andrew baglini over at accuweather. >> good morning diana and rob. not only is the heat wave continuing, it's getting worse. a big dome of high pressure in control. the heat and humidity continuing. we really felt that on monday around the mid-90s in d.c., philadelphia. 92 in new york city. and 90 in boston. the temperatures even higher, heading in through today. 97 in our nation's capital. 96 in new york. and you factor in the humidity, it's going to feel like the triple digits through the rest of the week. diana and rob, back to you.

>> andrew, thank you. now, to the latest fallout from the george zimmerman acquittal. demonstrations continued for the third night in major cities around the nation. this one in los angeles turned violent as police confronted protesters. as the rallies continue, we're now hearing what went on inside of the jury room. cnn interviewed a woman it said was jury number b-37. she says three jurors initially wanted to convict zimmerman but changed their minds after reviewing the evidence. she also described the emotional toll the case took on the jurors. >> we thought about it for hours. and cried over it afterwards. i don't think any of us could ever do anything like that ever again. >> the juror originally indicated that she planned to write a book about the case. but late last night, her literary agent said the woman had changed her mind and will return to her life as it was before the trial. the juror was not impressed by the testimony of rachel jeantel, who was talking with

martin by cell phone moments before he was fatally by zimmerman. jeantel spoke to piers morgan, saying she was disappointed, angry and upset over the verdict. and for the first time since the trial, zimmerman's parents are speaking out. they sat for an exclusive interview with abc's barbara walters. >> are you concerned for george's safety? >> there's been a lot of death threats. and social media. >> have you had death threats? >> we had an enormous amount of death threats. george's legal counsel had death threats. the police chief of safford. >> you'll be able to see more of the barbara walters interview coming up later today on "good morning america." and this morning, lawyers for rod blagojevich have filed an appeal, challenging the governor's conviction and 14-year prison term. blagojevich has served 16 months

of that sentence so far. he was convicted of corruption, filling president obama's senate seat. and the government of panama has seized a north korean ship says it may be carrying components of a suspected missile. panama's president posted this picture on twitter that appears to show a large, green object in the cargo hold. suspicions were aroused after the ship's captain tried to kill himself during the search of the vessel coming from cuba. it could take several more days to determine the cause of death of cory monteith. an autopsy on the actor was inconclusive. monteith was found dead in his vancouver hotel room over the weekend. despite his long history of substance abuse, police say there's nothing to indicate he died of an overdose. but officials are awaiting a toxicology test. the royal baby watch. the bottom line, there is no new

heir to the throne. a possible hint, though, about when kate middleton and prince william will become parents comes from the baby's soon-to-be step grandmother. camilla predicted the new arrival will be born before the end of the week. back here at home, there will be a fresh, new face right here on abc every day on "the view." actress and comedienne jenny mccarthy has been named to fill one of the open slots on the show this fall. mccarthy has made 17 appearances on the show, including 8 as a guest co-host. "the view" is seeing the departure of elisabeth hasselbeck, joy behar, and barbara walters at the end of the year. >> for the early 40s, looks good. >> really good. >> and all-new crew coming to that show in the fall. >> it's going to be a new feel. more pain at the pump. as gas prices continue to rise, what's causing the sudden surge?

and the bizarre investigation involving apple. how a woman's iphone may be to blame for her death. plus, a weatherman is caught in the wrong place at the wrong time. we're going to take you inside of a wild sandstorm.

and welcome back. the economy doesn't appear to be doing as well as economists had thought. weaker-than-expected retail sales show while consumers did buy more trucks and cars, furniture and clothing, they're snapping their wallets shut for just about everything else.

americans are spending less at bars and restaurants, home improvement stores and electronics stores. also hitting americans' wallets hard, the dramatic rise in the price of gasoline. the national average has climbed to $3.64 a gall. analysts worry about fuel supplies amid growing political unrest in the middle east. while things may be looking up for the average american, citigroup is making money hand over fist. second-quarter earnings for the nation's number three bank reflect a spike in profits by 26% from a year ago to nearly $4 billion with a "b" there. the bank's biggest profit areas, investment banking and private banking. >> chose the wrong career. a prominent luxury brand is suing costco for false advertising. designer michael kors says the retailer, which is not authorized to sell its products, has been showing its high-priced handbags in its advertising circulars. it comes after tiffany and

company filed a multimillion-dollar lawsuit against costco for misleading its customers by calling its generic diamond rings tiffany diamonds. and there's no misleading here. the head of major league baseball has taken a stand against high-tech, especially e-mail. mlb commissioner bud selig is being quoted today by "the sports business journal" as saying, quote, i never sent an e-mail and i never will. selig has upgraded to an iphone. that must be nice. >> the world doesn't work that way anymore. i don't know how people avoid e-mail. >> come on, commish. when we come back, it's being called an alarming trend. high blood pressure is now not just for adult. why doctors say teenagers may be at bigger risk. and going, going, gone. one of the most anticipated sporting events of the year is now in the books. we'll look at highlights from the home run derby.

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that helps prevent the urge to smoke all day long. double your chances of quitting with nicoderm cq. welcome back, everyone. with monsoon season in effect in the southwest, big dust storms are becoming pretty familiar. this is something called the -- rob? >> haboob. >> this rolled into the valley of the sun. a weather man at our station in phoenix got an upclose and personal look at the haboob. >> having trouble hearing you. the rain is pelting us. along with the dust. oh. i'm guessing these wind gusts are maybe 50-mile-per-hour, 60-mile-per-hour. not good to be driving in. i can't even turn around and face the storm right now. >> being pelted by the haboob. >> poor guy. >> we're on the east side.

now, for a look at your road conditions on this tuesday morning, everybody. flooding is possible across texas and the southwest. also some storms in the northern plains could cause some problems this morning. and if you're flying today, airport delays are possible in one of my favorite cities, new orleans as well as in houston. lifeguards on cape cod are on alert, keeping an eye out for a huge shark spotted close to the shore. shark researchers spotted the 15-foot great white along the shore stalking seals. the shark population will increase as we get further into the summer. it was like old home week. for former president bush and first lady barbara bush. >> they were at the white house to be honored by its current residents. abc's karen travers reports from washington. >> reporter: it was a touching white house return for a former president. >> like coming home for barbara and me. >> reporter: george h.w. bush

and his wife, barbara, were on-hand to recognize the 5,000 recipients for the daily light award. bush recrated the award after he coined the phrase, 1,000 points of light. >> for the rest of his presidency, nearly every, single day, president bush gave someone a daily point of light award. and after he left the white house, he kept going and going and going. >> reporter: in more than two decades, the points of light foundation has become the world's largest organization dedicated to volunteering. >> you have helped so many americans discover that they, too, have something to contribute. that they, too, have the power to make a difference. >> reporter: the award was given today to floyd hammer and kathy hamilton of iowa, a retired couple and farm owners who created nonprofit to provide meals for hungry children in 15 nations. the 89-year-old bush spent nearly two months in the hospital at the end of last year. but he was back on the public

stage in april, when he joined the other living presidents, for the dedication ceremony for his son george w. bush's library in dallas. recently bush has demonstrated a flare for fashion. for his 89th birthday last month, he sported superman socks. at the white house, bush didn't disappoint the style watchers, his choice of socks, sandy cane stripes. researchers are reporting an alarming rise in high blood pressure among kids across the country. 27% spike in hypertension in american children between the ages 8 and 17 over a 13-year period. it's being blamed on childhood obesity and too in salty snacks. apple is investigating a report that a woman in china was killed by an electrical shock from an iphone. according to chinese news media, it happened when the 23-year-old woman answered her iphone 5 while it was plugged in and charging. apple sent out an e-mail to news outlets saying it will fully

investigate and cooperate with authorities. stunning story there. wow. and it's bad enough losing your job. but how about finding out you've been fired through text message? workers at a central florida restaurant say it happened to them. what's worse, they are waiting for their paychecks. jodi jackson worked at the place for nearly two years. >> i think it's immoral. i think it's cowardice. i think we deserve compensation from money that he made from under the circumstances. >> the owner replied via text, saying businesses are forced to close all the time. and he was working to resolve the paycheck issue. pay people for work performed. come on. baseball's all-star game is tonight. right here in new york. last night's home run derby is our "play of the day." >> david wright of the mets had the hometown fans cheering. he hit five homers last night.

not nearly enough to stay in the competition past the first round. your winner last night -- yoenis cespedes, of the oakland a's. he hit a total of 32 home runs to win the title, beating bryce harper of the nationals in the final round. the winning blast counted 456 feet. >> i was so concerned by saying haboob right, i blacked out on the name. sorry about that. congratulations. i prioritize. >> haboob. >> there we go. all is well. coming up next, we have "the pulse," for you. a big surprise for a few dave matthews fans on the way to his concert. how the singer ended up hitching a ride to his own gig. i'm here at my house on thanksgiving day,

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welcome into "the pulse," everyone. these are the stories we'll be talking about today. a lucky break for two fans heading to the dave matthews concert. >> they were running late for the concert, when they drove by a man who was stranded at the side of the road. that turned out to be dave matthews himself. he had a flat tire on that bike. the couple offered the single a lift to his own show. a good deed. he treated the couple to dinner, as well as front row seats. love dave matthews. >> that's awesome. imagine a surprise at a houston target, when this customer was spotted. that's beyonce. several shoppers snapped these photos. >> but they say queen b. there refused to take photos with fans because she said it was her day off. but she was laughing and appeared relaxed.

even working a hula hoop in the middle of the aisle. >> no pictures of that. and finally, an accessorymaker who is looking to take a bigger bite out of the market using dentures. >> the l.a. designer is using bracelets and hair combs by the fake teeth and gums. they range from 40 bucks to $185. those are yellow-looking teeth. >> i don't want that near my body. no thank you. by the way, they come with a warning. here it is. the designer says, the dentures are used. because of that, they might have, quote, small imperfections and color variations. why would anybody want something that's been in someone else's mouth in their hair or on their wrist? >> i don't get that at all? that seems grimy to me.

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test your level of control at asthma.com, then talk to your doctor. there may be more you could do for your asthma. checking our top stories now. a juror says george zimmerman was guilty of bad judgment. but that trayvon martin bears some blame, as well. the woman identified by cnn simply as juror b-37 says both of them could have walked away. former illinois governor rod blagojevich is appealing his corruption conviction. he is serving a 14-year term on a string of charges, including trying to sell the senate seat vacated by president obama. officials in vancouver are awaiting toxicology results to determine the cause of death by cory monteith. monteith was found dead in his hospital room over the weekend. police have ruled out foul play. a quick look at weather now. sunny and clear along the west coast. and very hot here in the northeast.

and last from us today, pizza is a universal crowd-pleaser and food that can almost guarantee a smile. >> that's what the family of a little girl was counting on when they put a unique sign in the window of her hospital room. we get more from kabc's hayes. >> reporter: the last three months have not been much fun for little hazel. >> who is hazel nut? >> me. >> reporter: the 2-year-old simi valley girl was diagnosed with neuroblastoma in april. time here -- can move pretty slowly for kids. so, hazel's grandmother came up with an idea. >> my mom was telling me, when she was in her 20s, she put a pizza sign up in her window and said, send pizza. and nothing ever happened. i said, let's do it. >> reporter: these photos on the blog show hazel and her cohorts making their plea for pizza, which initially struck out.

>> we had it up for a couple of days. and nothing happened. i didn't think anything of it. and saturday happened. >> that's when someone took a photo of the sign and posted it. dozens of pizzas poured into the hospital. most turned away. >> i think more than 20. enough to feed my staff. >> reporter: hazel had first dibs. but there was more than enough to go around. >> we had a big party. the nurses all ate pizza. the other kids did. and the security guards downstairs did. 20 pizzas is great. if we can get more funding and more donations into child and cancer research, that would be so great. >> reporter: meantime, word of the pizza deluge is spreading through the hospital, prompting new requests from other patients. hazel, happy, for now, with her thumb. >> it's been a rough few days. a lot of tension. a lot of debate. it's nice to see a story that reminds us of basic humanity. >> yes. and go on our facebook page. we have information about her.

and you can send more than just pizzas. that's what's making news in america this morning. >> stay with us for "good morning america." have a great dayeveryone. . you're watching the station that works for you. my, good morning maryland. now, good morning marled. >> a live look can be -- maryland. >> a live look at the inner harbor. you can't see the heat wave which is officially here and we have team coverage on this hot weather with what to do to stay safe. not something you think about but you need to be aware it can be dangerous. thanks for joining us i am megan pringle. >> i am charley crowson. the weather forecast and also a red alert this morning. >> we will talk about that what that means for the city of baltimore but first let's get to how this is affecting you with lynette charles.

what can people expect today. >> very hot and humid conditions. hotter than what it was yesterday. so we need to drink plenty offluid as you step out and b don't work in the outdoors during the hottest part of the day. seek shade as much as possible and wear light colored clothing. as we look at temperatures, quite warm in easton and 80 at 87 and 72 we should be in the upper 60s for this time of the year and we are feeling the warm and humid conditions this morning. and it's going to get worse as we go into the afternoon. not seeing any wet weather across the area on maryland's most powerful radar. we should stay dry going into the afternoon time frame. working through the day you are waking up at 6. temperatures at 77 and 85 as we head towards 9 and 93 by lunchtime so you can see where we are going from there. let's go back over to megan and charley. the weather is prompting health officials throughout

maryland to issue a heat alert. there's been four deaths related to the heat this summer. >> if you don't have ac you need to find a place that does. linda so is live in baltimore with more. i understand a lot of homes in one neighborhood are without power and in the dark. >> reporter: yeah, nearly 400 homes in the upper fells point area are without power since last night. being see we are at prat and washington street. pge crews have been work since last night to replace faulty electrical cable. hope is to restore power this morning on a day like today, if you don't have ac that's dangerous. that's why baltimore city issued a code red heat alert starting today through friday. 10 emergency cooling centers will be opened throughout the city from 9 until 7 tonight. go to the centers to cool down in the ac or get free water. in harford or howard county you can go to senior centers to find shelter