boston, it will feel like 101. 102 in balmer. 98 in richmond. 91 in youngstown, ohio. the good news, here in the northeast, we will start to see temperatures drop by friday. 78 in detroit. 81 in new york city. 79 burlington. 85 in greensboro. guys, in the meantime, this heat is dangerous. especially out west. >> we're going to come back to you in just a you in just a minute, al thank you. >>> breaking overnight, the u.s. military carrying out a series of air strikes against targets used by iran-backed militia groups in iran and syria, the move authorized by president biden aimed at disrupting and deterring attacks on u.s. personnel. nbc's richard engle joins us more on what happens good morning >> reporter: good morning, craig. this is the second time that president biden has ordered air strikes against these very same shia militia groups. according to the militias, at least four of their fighters were killed and they're promising revenge. >> the u.s. military says the building on the right was being used to transfer iranian weapons to militias in syria and iraq d, thi