meantime, power outages in the mid-atlantic and south have seen a dramatic improvement with less thanicity. major. >> meg oliver, thank you. >>> for more on the storms and the brutal heat, let's bring in meteorologist chris warren from our partners at the weather channel. chris, good evening. >> good evening, major. as meg showed us, trees are extremely dangerous when there are storms around, whether you're outside or even in your home, and there was a lot of strong winds creating a lot of damage. more than 600 storm reports widespread across the southeast all the way up to new england and the mid-atlantic. heat still a big concern across the southern plains and continuing to expand as well across the gulf coast. and around the gulf coast, you have a lot more access to humidity. so temperatures, while we're going to see readings into the triple digits, you get close to the gulf and florida, some areas it's going to feel, major, like it's 110-plus. >> chris warren, we thank you. >>> swimmers were kept out of the water today at a popular new york city beach after what's believed to have

tonight thousands across the mid-atlantic are picking up the pieces and assessing damage following a. at least two people were killed. one in alabama and one in south carolina. cbs's meg oliver is an white hall, maryland where she has seen some of the damage up close. >> reporter: powerful storms pummeled the northeast today with a toronado knocking down trees as it goes through massachusetts. two days of raging storms cause flooding across the state, making some roads impossible. on monday from new york to tennessee, the force of mother nature was evident. the storms brought down trees and knocked out power for thousands in knoxville, tennessee, eye-opening scenes everywhere. >> aaron! >> reporter: frightened drivers and westminster, maryland, were caught in a dangerous thunderstorm monday as winds up to 80 miles per hour knocked down power lines like dominoes. nearly 50 people were rescued from their cars. the wild weather brought airports across the east coast to a standstill. kris van cleave is that washington's reagan national airport. >> reporter: what a difference in a day mak

the storms will push offshore in the mid-atlantic before or around midnight and continue through thehours, and the heat does remain entrenched across the southern plains in the gulf coast states with once again, major, temperatures back into the dangerous even record category into the triple digits. >> major: chris warren, we thank you. now to a tragic accident in southern california. an investigation is underway tonight after two helicopters collided while responding to a brushfire sunday. cbs's mark strassmann reports three people were killed when one of the choppers crashed. >> reporter: in the salute to the fallen, the sorrow growing in the california desert. nothing warned of a triple fatality. it was a simple 3-acre brushfire early evening with good visibility. six cal fire choppers responded, two collided on route. >> this was a tragic loss for the community, the fire service community. >> reporter: a sikorsky sky-crane helicopter like this, capable of carrying more than 2,000 gallons of water crashed midair into a smaller bell observational helicopter like this one, carrying

tonight, more than half a million customers are without power across the south and mid-atlantic, andtates are under tornado watches, including here in southeast pennsylvania. major. >> meg and omar, we thank you. >>> for what's in store for the rest of the night and the days ahead, let's bring in meteorologist chris warren from our partners at the weather channel. chris, good evening. >> good evening, major. as meg showed us, we've already seen a lot of damage, and this severe weather outbreak continues to unfold across the mid-atlantic and the northeast. the potential for tornadoes also there over the next few hours. destructive winds, some of the stronger winds could top 75 miles an hour. these storms will continue to push offshore in the mid-atlantic before or around midnight and then continue through the northeast during the overnight hours. and the heat does remain entrenched across the southern plains and the gulf coast states with once again, major, temperatures will be back into the dangerous, even record category, into the triple digits. >> chris warren, we thank you. >>> no

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tonight thousands across the mid atlantic are picking up the pieces and assessing damage following thewo people were killed, one in alabama and one in south carolina. cbs's meg oliver is in whitehall, maryland, where she has seen some of the damage up close. >> reporter: tonight a rain racked tornado on the ground near the kansas border, tornado sirens warn residents to seek shelter. storm chasers reporting damage to buildings. powerful storms also continue to pummel the northeast today. with the tornado knocking down trees as it swept through mattapoisett, massachusetts. two days of raging storms cause flooding across the state making some roads impassable. on monday from new york to tennessee, the force of mother nature was evident. >> had to be a tornado. >> reporter: the storms brought down trees and knocked down power for thousands in knoxville, tennessee. eye-opening scenes everywhere. frightened drivers in westminster, maryland, were caught in a dangerous thunderstorm monday as winds up to 80 miles per hour knock down power lines like dominoes. nearly 50 people were rescued from

on additional rainfall and heavy rainfall at that, plus the chance for strong storms across the mid atlantic we'll also see this front stall out and become stationary across the south. so we'll add more rein for tomorrow by the time we're all said oon a and done with this, one to two inches possible and a chance for strong storms later this afternoon and into the evening >>> good tuesday morning. i am chief meteorologist jeff. we will started off with a mix of sun and fog. some humility as we are watching some thunderstorms to the south atlanta, but rain acrf the southeast, stretching down into new orleans, we'll hit 101 this afternoon and that's a look at your forecast, ladies, back over to you. >>> thank you, angie, back in 60 seconds as big banking face as billion dollar payout that is 15 years in the making. >> and arabile is here t to brb down how businesesses s abroad d helplp the u.s. . economy. hehelp the u.s.s. economy. qualality ingrededients. anand when grereat tastste meets lolow prices. that's tototally targeget. (screamsms) bleeeeding gums s are seserious, jamamie. dr. . garcia

. >> this is going to march eastward and hit the mid-atlantic. you saw more than 100 reports yesterday. now we start to focus our attention across the mid tennessee river valley all the way to the mid-atlantic including the nation's capitol. damaging winds, large hail and a tornado or two. the specific wording coming out of their discussions. we've narrowed this down for you. 5% of probability of a tornado occurring from philadelphia to washington. keep an eye on the sky. anywhere across the i-95 corridor. thunderstorms will move through this afternoon and evening during the peak daytime heating hours. of course any time we get these thunderstorms moving across the same areas, we get the potential for flash flooding. we have a level 2 of 4. for many of the larger cities, philadelphia including new york city. so overall we have 100 million americans impacted by the potential of severe weather today. severe storms. record heat. it's all in advance of this cold front. this is the 90 millions that have heat alerts including here in atlanta, georgia.

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if you are here in new york city up across new england and mid-atlantic. rain is really going to be cooling things off. your forecasted early morning lows tomorrow morning. are going to feel like fall on saturday and sunday. temperatures in the 50's and 60's across the midwest, back up and across the mid-atlantic up into new england there is still plenty of heat. heat advisories stretching across the southeast, the middle parts of the country. extreme heat here as we head through the weekend. still summer, brian. >> brian: thank you very much, adam. hopefully not going to effect. it will stop by the time we get the concert going. meanwhile, coming up straight ahead, vivek ramaswamy and nikki haley, only on "fox & friends." we'll keep them apart. we promise somedays, i cover up because of my moderate to severe plaque psoriasis. now i feel free to bare my skin, thanks to skyrizi. ♪(uplifting music)♪ ♪nothing is everything♪ i'm celebrating my clearer skin... my way. with skyrizi, 3 out of 4 people achieved 90% clearer skin at 4 months. in another study, most

this was quite typical injuly — very large waves, so we had a big ridge in the mid—atlantic, big troughsig—scale pattern tends not to move. the jet stream blocked, it was very unsettled. whereas looking at the weather later in the week, the jet stream taking these smaller meanders, and this kind of pattern does tend to move through. so there will still be ridges where we get high pressure, there will still be some troughs around, where we get low pressure, but nothing's blocked. the jet stream is going to continue to move those weather systems through and so, overall, a better spell of weather with some longer, drier, warmer spells, especially towards the south and east of the uk. still some rain around, especially across the northwest of the uk. that's your latest weather. live from washington, this is bbc news. donald trump arraigned in his third indictment. how will the former us president's growing legal cases impact his 2024 campaign to return to the white house? i'm helena humphrey. good to have you with us. this week, the united states has found itself once again in unprecedented

. >>> severe thunderstorm watches on the east coast, on the heels of flash flooding in the mid-atlantic tracking it all. >>> the mother of a 6-year-old virginia student who shot his teacher. whhe

we have big ridge in the mid—atlantic, big troughs near the uk that kept developing low pressures thatscale pattern tends not to move the jet stream blocks. it was very unsettled, whereas looking at the weather later in the week, the jet stream taking these smaller meanders and this kind of pattern does tend to move through. so we'll still be reduced where we get high pressure. there will still be some troughs around where we get low pressure, but nothing's blocked. the jet stream is going to continue to move those weather systems through. and so overall, a better spell of weather with some longer, drier, warmer spells, especially towards the south and east of the uk. still some rain around, especially across the north west of the uk across the north—west of the uk. that's your latest weather. live from london. this is bbc news. pakistan's former prime minister imran khan has been given a three—year jail sentence over corruption allegations. mr khan was found guilty of not declaring money from selling gifts he received while in office and denies any wrongdoing. trial by a kangaroo—type

be aware if you live across the mid atlantic to the northeast. you may need your umbrella we'll see the system slide a little farther to the south and east as we get into tomorrow and the cooler air is behind it. it's going to be noticeable. notice we don't have heat alerts for places like chicago which saw record-breaking temperatures and heat index values yesterday. st. louis to memphis and new orleans, we'll continue to see really uncomfortable and dangerous conditions through the afternoon hours today. and triple digits once again expected kansas city expects to 101 we look ahead to tomorrow, and thaul h all that heat stretching to the gulf coast memphis, memphis you'll head to 98 degrees. we'll head into the south. 101 for oklahoma city. 106 for shreveport and 103 for jackson. and that's a look at your forecast, ladies, back over to you. >>> the d.o.j. has filed a discrimination lawsuit against space exempt >>> and japan's disposal of nuclear wastewater is stirring up controversy and concern details next oversy and concern details next i don

. >>> strong storms brewing from the mid atlantic to the plains let's turn to angie lassman who's tracking the severe weather that could stick around into the weekend >> we've got another day of strong storms that are possible. no surprise there. 'tis the season for that we've already seen some of this ramping up soggy conditions unfolding for much of the eastern half or eastern third of the country let's talk about what's happening. we'll see the system continuing to push to the east and bringing heavy rain and the potential for stronger storms throughout the day today. that will eventually push offshore, then we'll see this other frontal boundary leaving it unsettled for folks there here's where we're watching for the greatest chance of storms, raleigh, charlotte, wilmington 14 million at risk hail, winds, that's what we're a mainly watching, minneapolis to quincy here as we get into tomorrow same story as far as the hazards are concerned. 17 mid-80s, summer like from chicago to omaha with plenty of sunshine and that's a look at the forecast, frances. >> we'll check in with you in a bit.

and later today, communities from kentucky to the mid atlantic will see strong winds and damaging hailoking at today's highs, triple digits in the southwest and the northwest, 90s through much of the south. 80 along the northeast corridor. >> coming up, why a commercial plane dropped 15,000ft in just three minutes. >> also ahead, police in kansas sparked a firestorm after raiding a local newspaper, seizing phones and computers. new questions this morning mounting about the legality of that search. >> and hear from the 13 year old boy who plunged 100ft off the grand canyon. and to make yourself feel okay to drive... man: z-w-x. vo: you're not okay to drive. man: y-g-k-l-v-w...regular u. >> divers in texas were searching overnight for a missing teenager who was ejected from a boat that ran aground. police say the boat lost control in lake austin last night and smashed into the bank several people were taken to the hospital and the rescue effort shifted to recovery mode. >> american airlines blames a pressurization problem for leaving passengers on a flight to florida, terrified thursday'

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we're looking at a high risk for severe weather in the appalachians through the mid-atlantic, including the i-81 corridor with it damaging winds. the main focus with thunderstorms of more than 60mph with winds. and we also have a severe weather risk into tuesday. that's going to take aim in new england, not quite as prominent, but still the chance for severe thunderstorm. and as you work your way into the southwest, the heat is back, building 110 again for phenix for accuweather. i'm meteorologist melissa konstanzer . >> coming up, how a bear got loose on board a plane. >> but first, a new scam alert for millions of people who use a popular payment app. >> and later, the blame game after team usa's stunning loss at the world what would you give for a child you loved, to make their wish come true? to help them fight a critical illness, just imagine what you'd do. every single one of us can make the stars align. because when we come together, hope and joy will shine. ♪ ♪ local deals and steals this week , a body found yesterday along a nature trail in the small town of bel air, maryland,

this was quite typical injuly — very large waves, so we had a big ridge in the mid—atlantic, big troughsstream blocked, it was very unsettled. whereas looking at the weather later in the week, the jet stream taking these smaller meanders, and this kind of pattern does tend to move through. so there will still be ridges where we get high pressure, there will still be some troughs around, where we get low pressure, but nothing's blocked. the jet stream is going to continue to move those weather systems through and so, overall, a better spell of weather with some longer, drier, warmer spells, especially towards the south and east of the uk. still some rain around, especially across the north—west of the uk. that's your latest weather. live from london, this is bbc news. the former us president, donald trump, uses a campaign rally to say the latest criminal charges against him are ridiculous. every time they fail an indictment we go way up in the polls. we need one more indictment to close out this election. a powerful west african bloc agrees on a possible military intervention in niger ahe

stretching from the midwest to the southeast as we get into tomorrow this will impact folks from the mid atlantic to the northeast. heavy rain along with the potential for stronger storms. 20 million people today at risk, including places from springfield to memphis, out towards nashville, centering over st. louis to little rock as well and that means wind gusts, hail, they're all on the table along with a couple tornados possible too. the threat doesn't diminish by tomorrow it will shift farther to the east and impact parts of the carolinas, extending into places like huntsville. we could see repeated rounds of heavy rain o in jackson. shreveport, 100, and dallas partly cloudy and a high of 106. that's a look at the weather, ladies i'll send it back over to you. >>> still to come, tampa's mayor makes a surprising discovery in the atlanticic ocean >>> plus, torylanez leararns how long he'e'll be in j jail. z lea long he'll be in jail. air to fight even your toughest o odors. so long stinkyky smells and d hello amazazing freshnh. discovover the newew fefebreze scenents today!! my most t importantt

severe storms in the mid-atlantic states.m meteorologist kari hall. it's going to really heat up quickly today. for the inland areas we're headed for 98 degrees. we'll see more of the same tomorrow as the hue humidity continues. then we get some drier air and slightly cooler temperatures in time for the weekend, upper 80s for saturday and sunday. for san francisco expect highs in the low 7 weather. phone call for you mrs. kotb. >> yes i'm right here >>> coming up next, jenna has a social experiment going on she'll share expert advice on a common problem, people having loud or intimate phone conversations in public. but first, this is "today" on nbc. >>> all right. yeah no, no i get that it was pay back it is not long distance, even if it's in india. >> lloyd has great cuban cigars. >> i'm actually conversing with other human beings. >> to the outside observer it's the same level of annoyance. >> well, i need to talk to my friend, and i can barely hear him. >> larry david, yes, that's exactly it he hit the nail on the head. it

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this was quite typical injuly — very large waves, so we had a big ridge in the mid—atlantic, big troughs to move. the jet stream blocked, it was very unsettled. whereas looking at the weather later in the week, the jet stream taking these smaller meanders, and this kind of pattern does tend to move through. so there will still be ridges where we get high pressure, there will still be some troughs around, where we get low pressure, but nothing's blocked. the jet stream is going to continue to move those weather systems through and so, overall, a better spell of weather with some longer, drier, warmer spells, especially towards the south and east of the uk. still some rain around, especially across the north—west of the uk. that's your latest weather. live from washington, this is bbc news. a stark new warning on climate change as ocean temperatures hit all—time record highs. the us food and drug administration approves the first pill for post—partum depression. and new concerns about the rise of anti—semitism in america after the pittsburgh tree of life synagogue shooting. hello, i'm hele

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communities from kentucky to the mid-atlantic will bree impacted with damaging winds and large hail. meanwhile, the heat continues to plague much of the country, expansive heat alerts from texas to virginia and an extended period of heat in the pacific northwest. many cities reaching the triple digits. in fact, in portland, oregon, they could be looking at 100 degrees or higher for three days in a row. >> unrelenting, thank you. >> linsey: tonight, abc news has obtained video of police raising a small town kansas newspaper. the incident raising first amendment questions. at issue, a tip a reporter received about a story the paper never published. authorities are defending the raid. tonight, the newspaper says its 98-year-old co-owner died one day after the raid because of the stress she suffered. more now from faith abubey. >> reporter: tonight, abc news has obtained video of a small town kansas police force raiding the newsroom of the marion county record. now the heart of a battle over the first amendment. officers reading a reporter her rights, snapping photographs and taking away

. >>> also, the storms hitting the mid-atlantic, damaging winds, washington, philadelphia, moving into the northeast. the watches in new york city right now. >>> and in maui tonight, the images just now coming to light. now the deadliest wildfire in 100 years. and the tough questions now emerging tonight. >>> first, this evening, sources telling abc news the d.a. in fulton county, georgia, moving more quickly than expected at this hour. the unexpected move late today. could any possible criminal indictment now come as early as tonight? aaron katersky standing by live at the courthouse with what we've just learned. >>> also tonight, the new and difficult images just now emerging from hawaii. the mother and her two sons wading in the water for hours after jumping in to survive the flames. tonight, hawaii's governor warning the death toll could be much higher. survivors now being asked to provide dna to help identify victims. and now, major new questions. where were the warnings? the sirens? why weren't power lines shut down amid the red flag warnings? whit johnson and gio benitez in maui

the risk is highest from the southeast to the mid-atlantic. 80 million people will be under dangerouseat alerts. the south and the southwest will be hardest-hit. triple-digit temperatures are forecast in parts of both regions. >>> a new report from unicef says 76% of children in south asia are exposed to extremely high temperatures. the highest percentage in the world. it means children in the region, which includes countries like india, pakistan, afghanistan, and bangladesh, are living under high temperatures, 83 or more days a year. the report emphasizes how these children are bearing the brunt of climate change through no fault of their own. we go live to new delhi. what can you tell us about the unicef report and the solutions it might offer? >> reporter: if i were to describe the report in one line, it's that children under the age of 18 have been deeply impacted and impacted by the high temperatures triggered by climate change. it talks about 460 million children being impacted by the high temperatures that's escalated by climate change. if we look at the key highlights of analy

you can see a lot of heat in the south atlantic, and also a lot of heat in the mid—atlantic, a lot ofhe north atlantic. that's really unusual. very high temperatures in the mediterranean as well. crucially, you can see heat beginning to build in the pacific ocean as well, that is the el nino 0cean as well, that is the el nino weather fluctuation. 0cean as well, that is the el nino weatherfluctuation. it means it will build over the course of the year. expect the rest of the yet to be hot, and next year is likely to be hot, and next year is likely to be hot, and next year is likely to be hot as well.— be hot, and next year is likely to be hot as well. that is the global perspective. _ be hot as well. that is the global perspective. if — be hot as well. that is the global perspective, if you _ be hot as well. that is the global perspective, if you like. - be hot as well. that is the global perspective, if you like. what - perspective, if you like. what about the impact on us in the uk? we saw in my report — the impact on us in the uk? we saw in my report that — the impact on us in the u

let's take a look at the maps, we had over thousand reports of severe weather including mid-atlantic,going out to investigate the damage. you heard katy say tens of thousands without power. heavy rain is the biggest concern. also potential for strong storms for parts of the plain states, severe thunderstorm watch in effect through arkansas, large hail damage, isolated tornados possible and areas stretching to the southeast, including south of the atlanta georgia area. heat alert yet another week of high heat and humidity from texas to florida. some of the cities will feel like 117 in corpus christi wednesday and thursday and 112 in new orleans. we will get a pattern change, which is great news, relief from persistent heat. it will feel cooler than average this week, we'll continue to monitor everything for you from the fox weather center. all right, over to you, brian kilmeade. >> brian: thank you. two seven-11 workers in california are under investigation after video of them taking down a suspect who was robbing the store for the third time. footage shows the suspect clearing the she

forecast today, potential for severe storm for the plain states and mid-atlantic region, we have excessive for another day with no heat relief in sight for the areas. heat index 110 to 115 for texas and louisiana. we'll watch this story, it is a top story. i do agree, the death toll is probably going to go up today, unimaginable. there are no words for it, it is hard to look at. >> carley: devastating. thank you so much. kamala harris is sending invite for her grassroots reception on martha's vineyard and some tickets are $10,000. >> ashley: we'll ask joe concha if he bought a ticket. don't go anywhere. searchable, verified reviews. that's better than the ham, and i've never said that. booking.com booking.yeah your best defense against erosion and cavities is strong enamel- nothing beats it. new pronamel active shield actively shields the enamel to defend against erosion and cavities. i think that this product is a gamechanger for my patients- it really works. a man, his family, and his tractor, penny. these are the upshaws. and this is their playground. there's a story in every piece of l

to the jet stream, this was quite typical injuly, very large waves, we have a big wedge in the mid—atlantic that big scale pattern tends not to move, thejet stream blocked that big scale pattern tends not to move, the jet stream blocked and that was unsettled but looking at the weather later in the week the jet stream taking a smaller meander and this kind of this is bbc news, the headlines: pakistan's former prime minister, imran khan, has been sentenced to three years in prison for not declaring money he'd earned from selling state gifts. his party have confirmed to the bbc that khan is being taken to islamabad on a special plane from lahore. a ukrainian sea drone has hit and disabled a russian ship carrying fuel near the occupied crimean peninsula. it's thought to be the first attack on a merchant tanker since moscow pulled out of a deal protecting civilian vessels in the black sea. this is an unverified video of the attack, sent to the bbc by a ukrainian security service source, which they claim shows the moment of the strike. and — this is the scene live in central portugal — where pop

mid-atlantic region, strong storms and heat remains a huge story across the south. for information. >> ainsley: before and after pictures, all green and now black and charred and gray. >> heartbreak. prayers. >> ainsley: thank you, americans are making hardship withdrawals out of their 401(k)'s. 15,000 made withdrawals between january and march of this year, up 15% from second quarter of 2022. many are planning to start student loan payments in october. host of the dave ramsey show, dave ramsey himself. hi, dave. you helped me get out of debt. i listen to your show and 10 years ago, i was in massive debt and you told me to start with credit card that was smallest and i slowly got out of debt. i remember the day. a lot of people are experiencing that. what tips do you have? >> my daddy used to say 90% of solving a problem is knowing there is one. be problem aware. october is coming. student loans have to be paid. i'm sorry, it is hard, you have to face this. okay. running over and -- facing the biden inflation problems and grocery bill, your gas bill everything gone

look right now, we have 46 active warnings, which jumped to nearly 10 million people now into the mid-atlanticown to atlanta, over 1,000 miles wide, we zoom in on those active tornado warnings, three of them right now. as kt alluded to, major wind event. hurricane gusts up to 75 miles per hour. embedded in that, a potential rotation as it spells out the appalachian mountain, and races towards the east coast. that's where you can see some of that rotation spin up. a significant threat for d.c. afterwards. this is the highest risk bentley has seen since june of 2013. y -- federal buildings, so many employees about an hour and a half left earlier from now. 3:00 in the afternoon. you will see the stretches through the afternoon and evening time. we have four different tornado watches in place. they extend until 11:00 p.m. tonight, damaging winds very likely. whatever you are releasing out of the high terrain towards the east coast. this picks up speed. south in the carolinas. then you get to georgia, northern alabama. severe thunderstorm watch. bringing out the fox model, you can see how -- that b

for today, we have strong storms making their way through the mid-atlantic states.p out west >>> good morning. the heat is ramping up. it will be felt closer to the coast too. san francisco over the next couple of days will see temperatures very warm before we start to cool down quickly into what looks to be friday and saturday with more clouds rrning returning closer to the shoreline. sizzling heat near triple di jacob soboroff, come on down >> first up, your "popstart," shakira is adding another trophy to her shelf check this out mtv just announced shakira is set to receive the video van guard award. this year's vmas previous winners include legends like madonna beyoncÉ, david bowie, just to name a few but she will be the first south american to accept the title she will perform for the first time in 17 years at the vmas on september 12th. >> she hasn't performed in 17 years? >> at the vmas. >> one of the greatest songs of" the producers are opening up about what is really a tough scene schedule for next season. at the tv festival they showed how they will depict

> yeah, especially for north carolina and up around virginia as this continues to move off the mid-atlantic coast and back out over open water. we are going to continue to see conditions improve today as this tropical storm is still packing winds at 60 miles per hour, and moving to the east-northeast at 20 miles per hour, so that's the forward movement of this tropical storm that will most likely remain a tropical storm as it kind of wanders over the atlantic over the next couple of days. the good thing is that the conditions will improve, and that will give the people there an opportunity to start to clean up. so we are going to continue to track this and the impacts as we go throughout the day. back to you. >> thank you, kari. >>> check out the new drone video from cedar key, florida. that's near where the eye of the hurricane first made landfall. you can see the widespread damage to homes in that area. >> our team coverage with today in the bay's damian trujillo who is in the area north of tampa. we saw the water rescues happening in your live reports yesterday, and early this morning yo

hurricane, it has the legs to withstand moving across this region into the carolinas and for the mid-atlantic. certainly is the potential there that that could happen. but the water temperature is much colder on that side compared to what we're seeing in the gulf of mexico. i hope that you are making plans to keep your family safe, your pets safe and seeking higher ground. because this is going to be some pretty widespread damage due to storm surge, the potential for tornadoes, downed trees, downed power lines. so protect yourself. i'll be back at the bottom of the hour with more information then. >> karen, thank you. national hurricane center is classifying it or using the phrasing that it is expected to rapidly intensify into an extremely dangerous major hurricane before making landfall on wednesday. so we'll watch for some of that expected intensification. >>> florida officials are warning the effects of now hurricane idalia could be catastrophic even deadly depending on exactly where and when it hits. including at what strength. they are asking the public to pay attention to official advi

are tracking the severe weather potential across the east coast and parts of the region in the mid atlantic level four out of five today not only for hail and lightning, but the potential for tornadoes. if you are flying east, there will likely be delays due to the weather. back at home, starting out fog kumasi: welcome back. two men had to jump from their boat after it caught fire in the water. >> it is too late, get off the boat. >> get off the boat. >> jump out right now. kumasi: right now. look at the flames, the video is from a couple who was boating nearby. the couple helped to get those people from the water after they jumped. a fire boat started to put out the flames, still no idea what caused it. drew: an update on the tropics, we are watching a hurricane. here is hawaii for reference. it will stay south of hawaii, so no direct impacts from this hurricane. what we will find is we will get some high wind coming in over the next couple of days. high wind watches up for winds gusting 45 to 55 miles per hour through the middle part of the upcoming week. back at home, it is all about cl

and that's really going to be focused across the midwest, spreading into the mid-atlantic region over the next 24 to 48 hours. the problem is it's not just some summer rain showers. you're also looking at the potential for some severe storms. the main concerns for al of these cities are going to be damaging winds, large hail, but flooding is also going to be a concern, especially for hard-hit states like kentucky and tennessee, which have seen a tremendous amount of rain in the last 48 hours. now we're adding more rain on top of that. areas like cincinnati, nashville, st. louis, even stretching down to atlanta all have the potential more those severe storms on sunday. the forecast rainfall for a lot of these areas, you're mostly looking at 2 to 4 inches. but remember, this is compounded on top of whatever any of these communities have had in the last two to three days, now we'll be adding on top of that as well. >> thank you for that report. >>> well, ukraine says its air defenses fought off a russian attack overnight. kyiv seize russia launched two waves of strikes, one saturday nigh

hot in the mid-plains sunday, sunday, plenty of sunshine in the northeast, the great lakes, the mid-atlanticlains more storms in the southwest and then as we get into labor day, record highs, plenty of sunshine up and down the eastern seaboard, well above average, great lakes, some showers in the mid-gulf and soggy conditions in >>> good thursday morning. i am meteorologist, kari hall. still very hazy out there. as we are dealing with smoke from fires up around oregon and far northern california move into the bay area, the worst of the air quality will be this morning. eventually it will start to mix out a little bit. we are under the air quality advisory through the afternoon. then our temperatures will be slightly cooler with mid-70s in san francisco, low to mid-80s weather. >> thank you so much, mr. roker. still ahead, oscar nominee adam driver racing back into theaters as the founder of ferrari. a first look at that new trailer is coming up on pop start. >>> also, we have a fun morning boost to share with you and it's tied to those pilot instructions that we all get before a flight. wait

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