goodland, kansas yesterday, 110 degrees. that was the actual air temperature.ur heat index temperature by tomorrow afternoon will approach 110 and because of that, we already have an excessive heat watch. we'll have a couple of fronts try to get through here starting tomorrow and over the weekend. they will be very weak but it could fire up an isolated storm or two starting tomorrow afternoon. let's keep our fingers crossed. a little rain. that will provoid a little relief to the heat. we've been very dry around here for the last self week. otherwise, just kind of hot right through the weekend and early next week. hot afternoon, wind south and west here five to 10. overnight, warm and muggy. overnight low, 77 degrees. the air conditioners will be humming areawide for the next several does. want a hot forecast? we have got it here in wash. there is your five-day forecast. 59 today. 9 # tomorrow. 9 # saturday. near 100 on sunday. you get the idea. on and on it goes. -- 98 tomorrow. 98 saturday. this particular bout of heat will last jewell a bring -- >> i'll brin

yesterday in goodland, kansas, it was 110 degrees. it was the hottest place anywhere on our planet. pretty incredible stuff in the middle of our country. kansas city has been baking literally, pavement baking over the last couple of days. still hundreds. mostly kansas, oklahoma, and texas. but now the heat beginning to spread. it's flattening to the north and spread the heat to the east and settle there for maybe four or five days we have heat advisories and warnings up. the warnings are in original including kansas city, indianapolis. chicago, you're under an advisory along with st. louis. the good thing about this heat wave, it's not all that humid. i guess you want to call it a dry heat, almost like what phoenix would skpern during their summers. but, today, just incredible. 107 possible in st. louis. 105 in indianapolis. we're going to be experience some all-time record highs. and as we look at tomorrow, it's kind of similar, maybe a couple of degrees cooler, but you notice the heat begins to expand, even 100s in the mid-atlantic. that's a look at your national forecast. now her

and goodland kansas at 110 degrees. that is ridiculous heat and it will move our way. warm overnight and into the day tomorrow. a hot day tomorrow with abundant sunshine. but the humidity moves in during the day on friday. that's when it gets excessively hot. that's why we're going to see a chance for strong to severe thunderstorms. not a lot of them. but any storms that develop in this kind of heat have the potential to produce strong winds and heavy downpours too. but the biggest factor is going to be the heat. tomorrow morning, mostly clear and a nice start. 56 to 67 degrees. you won't need to worry tomorrow. even though the temperatures will be in the 90s. not too humid. 90 to 96 seems hot, it will get hotter. the national weather service has issued this excessive heat watch. the heat index could approach 110 degrees. last week we got a heat index of 105. and that's what we will see down toward fredericksburg. 99 on friday. 100 on saturday. some areas could be in the low 100s. 99 on sunday, 96 on monday. and cooling if you can say that into the low 90s next tuesday

severe storms from the dakotas to denver and goodland, kansas. warming up in the midwest, with rain around minneapolis, omaha, des moines and kansas city. scattered showers and thunderstorms from houston to miami. >> mostly 90s along the gulf coast. 70s in the northeast. and 80s in detroit to boise. >>> also ahead on the show today, the staggering cost of being a parent. >> why are you looking at me? >> you got two. those smiles may be priceless. but everything else will cost you big-time. >>> and the high-wire act preparing for tonight's breathtaking walk over niagara falls. we're right back. >>> and welcome back, everybody. the nation's largest airlines are doing their best job ever at keeping to the schedule. in the first four months of this year, about 85% of flights were on time, believe it or not. they were helped by this year's better-than-usual weather. and the fact there are fewer flights these days. also, fewer mishandled bags are being reported. >>> well, coca-cola is about to enter a brand-new market. the company will soon sell its pr

the snow from goodland, kansas, tonight through midnight, new year's day you kansas city you st.ouis, missouri. you are going to pick up another one to three inches. what about the ball drop, midnight for the northeast? last year, pretty mild. new york city, it was 46 degrees at midnight. it will be colder this year, 36 degrees at midnight, washington, d.c. at 40 degrees, pittsburgh, 31. there is. >> snow in the forecast in any of these cities for the ball drop. here in chicago, talking 19 degrees, very cold in minneapolis at 1 degree. so, overall, a cool trend for the northeast, midwest and more snowfall. back to you, kate. >> thanks so much. >>> when nightly news continues on this sunday, we will tell you why this high school student was suspended for writing a poem about something on her mind and on the minds of so many others. >>> later, marking a big anniversary for a key document that changed the course of american history. by keeping my airways open for 24 hours. plus, it reduces copd flare-ups. spiriva is the only once-daily inhaled copd maintenance treatment that does bo

something to stimulate their economy to counter and slow down i would been seeing that may threaten fuel goodland now if they where from oil to gas but stay with russia here for a second one that's because the country's independent gas producers have been left with the main distributor that says gas from has stopped buying gas from other companies and the us the newspaper says this way the monopolist aims to support its own production because a fall in demand however independent firms will still be able to use gas forms pipelines and sold gas through its subsidiaries. and a quick look at currency see where the euro dollar. will weaken against the us dollar and a similar picture with the ruble as it's weakening against both major currencies now if we take a look at asia where it's trading session is about to end for the nikkei it ended last hour and we have the hang sandwiches in the last seconds of trade we see that a flat picture there as well we had a couple of reports in china over the weekend i reports show that there's rise in the relation and the slowdown and then there and also just today

i wanted to ask you, but my attention has been diverted to the line of questioning from congress goodland. it is well known that you dismissed charges that were placed against senator stevens following your investigation that indicated that certain exculpatory evidence had been withheld. was there one thing or several things that were done that caused you to dismiss? >> the thing that was the main motivator to dismiss the case, i thought the solid evidence that we had uncovered that brady material exculpatory material had not been shared with the defense. that was the basis, the main motivation for my deciding to dismiss the case. >> and it seems that mr. s-c-h-u-l-k-e. >> schulke. >> agreed with you. the punishment does not seem to match the crime, prosecutor yal misconduct. a lot of people are wondering how does the office of professional responsibility literally dispute the seriousness of the withholding of the exculpatory evidence. how do you account for that? >> i wouldn't agree that they don't take it seriously. mr. schulke i know is a good lawyer. he came up with a report that said

places like omaha, des moines and goodland, kansas, are expected to get the worth of it. 6 to 12 inches accompanied by fierce winds. the wild weather is blowing in from st. louis to baton rouge, bringing thunderstorms and possible tornadoes. >> winter doesn't even officially start until what? friday. >> december 21st. >>> coming up next, mark zuckerberg's latest generous gesture, extremely generous is probably more accurate. >>> then, one of the most popular social media sites does a complete reversal after a user revolt. >>> and delivery day of a new escalator, high atop the new world trade center. i'm only in my 60's... i've got a nice long life ahead. big plans. so when i found out medicare doesn't pay all my medical expenses, i got a medicare supplement insurance plan. [ male announcer ] if you're eligible for medicare, you may know it only covers about 80% of your part b medical expenses. the rest is up to you. call and find out about an aarp medicare supplement insurance plan, insured by unitedhealthcare insurance company. like all standardized medicare supplement plans, it could

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goodland, omaha, duluth, places like minneapolis, will see powerful storms.as. georgia, south florida. anytime you have the heat and humidity, the thunderstorms can build. we saw on the top of the show how dangerous they can be when they do. >> temperatures right now about degrees around the beltway. the 60s and in outlying areas. of 80 this afternoon. today alter the weekend >> all that weather was brought to you by g.e. oh, josh? >> yes, sam. >>> we're going to get to "the bachelorette." flying beach balls. who will win her heart? what do you say we take a sneak peek at monday's episode. >> thank you. i've been thinking all day about who i would send home tonight. i'm sorry. i stand here and i start to second-guess my decisions. there's just a part of me that just doesn't trust them. like, what else am i missing? who else in there isn't all about me? >> should she pick sean? >> yes. we love sean. >> you'll have to find out what happens, monday, 8:00, 7:00 central, on abc. >>> and coming up next, maggie gyllenhaal, talki >>> oh, "wake up maggie," like you ha

hill city, kansas. 109 in goodland, and 109 in the northern portions of oklahoma. we're going to be seeing some of that heat make its way over the next couple days, and i think many parts of the country will be near or above triple-digit numbers. maybe around the washington, d.c. area. i do think we'll get close to 100. same for raleigh. it will be hot along the east coast from the mississippi river to the atlantic ocean. we'll show you the excessive heat watch that is in effect. it takes a lot for the national weather service to put out an excessive heat watch. you have to get a heat index near 110 degrees. that's what it will feel like on friday, on saturday, and on sunday, and maybe monday, at least the heat advisory monday, but we could see excessive heat warnings, so the heat will be out there, and you need to be ready for it. if you do have outdoor plans, think again, wendy's friend, think again. have a yard sale tonight. 76 to 83. tomorrow morning mostly clear, a nice start. tomorrow afternoon becoming hot, but still not too humid. here we go. 95 tomorrow wh

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goodland, kansas yesterday, the actual air temperature was 110 degrees. all of that heat will come streaming in later today and tonight. we'll be in for a heat wave that gets going and doesn't quit starting tomorrow. excessive heat watch. this is not in effect today. this will be in effect for your day tomorrow. hazy, hot and humid conditions expected. our heat index values will be up to 110 by tomorrow afternoon. the excessive heat watch for the urban corridor, baltimore, washington, rights down the 95 corridor. that is where the wort of this heat will be starting tomorrow afternoon. your forecast for today, lots of the sunshine. a hot afternoon. 95degrees. won't be terribly humid today. that 59 won't feel quite as bad as it will tomorrow. winds out of the south and west at five to 10. look how warm and muggy it is overnight. 77 the overnight low. the air conditioners will be humming again across the area for the next self days and check out that is what you call a hot five-day forecast. 98 tomorrow. saturday, 98. we'll get close to records around here f

look at these numbers 91 in denver after two days in a row of 105. 106 in springfield, goodland at 106. hill city kansas at 114. that's not the heat index, that's the actual temperature. yes, that hot area will be making its way. many areas across the country are expecting triple digits. and yes, right here, even in the washington area, i do think we'll hit 100 at least once. this evening, mostly clear, breezy and comfortable. enjoy the night tonight. this will probably probably be the last evening we have it just this nice, 76 to about 83. tomorrow morning, mostly clear, a nice start. 56 to about 67 degrees, with winds out of the west. those winds shift a bit out of the southwest tomorrow, mostly sunny, becoming hot, but still not too humid. temperatures 90 to 96. that heat index should not be much of a factor tomorrow, but still we'll be in the low to middle 90s. tomorrow the heat kicks on. 99 on friday. i am going for 100 degrees on saturday. 99 on sunday, and those are not even records, folks. 30% chance of rain on sunday, could be a few showers friday, maybe even isolated showers

yesterday's daytime high, in goodland kansas. 110 degrees not going to be 110 here but feel like 110 tomorrow because of that or could feel up to 110 we have an excessive heat watch for the 95 corridor here, dc, counties all under excessive heat watch during the day tomorrow combining actual air temperature with humidity it will feel like 105 to 110 around here to doubt about it serious heat on the way starletting later this afternoon -- starting later this afternoon. >> plenty of sunshine hot, 95 degrees, not expecting showers, winds southwest at 5 to 10 partly cloudy warm and humid overnight 77 your overnight low just not going to cool off during night time hours. particular heat wave will last and last right through the weekend, of course lots of water that kind of thing could be a few scattered storms saturday and sunday generally hot, and humid out there, both afternoons. >> that is a look at weather, wish i had bet or news,. >>> all you can do is warn us. >>> heading to the beach for heat relief, listen up ocean city maryland and dewy beach delaware both made the list of the na

look at this, goodland, kansas, 59 miles per hour. amarillo, 49 right now. 58 in lubbock. and you know that it's very dry there, so blowing dust will continue to be an issue. and i-40 runs right through there so that's a very well-traveled roadway. a lot of truckers go through there. that's something to be aware of. here's the snow we were talking about in the upper midwest. it's particularly heavy right here in the southwest corner of minnesota. we have lightning strikes pop up. you don't see that often in this type of event, so a little thunder snow there. this is an area along i-35 and in the east in parts of oklahoma and kansas that we'll be watching really closely for that potential threat of thunderstorms developing in the next couple hours. >> today being a holiday, i imagine a lot of people lucky to be off and perhaps traveling hoec home. a lot of flight delays there. >> they haven't been too terrible. san francisco, and that's a lot of people from other parts of the country trying to get into san francisco. >> now we have new orleans where mardi gras fels actistiv

a blizzard dumb pps up to two f of the white stuff to goodland, kansas and southwest nebraska. down to the big easy. >> 40s from k.c. to detroit. 37 in boston. 46 here in new york. 63 in atlanta. mild on the west coast. 60 in sacramento and 50 in seattle. >>> well, now some folks right here in new york who are paying it forward you could say and doing it in a big way. they are the good people over at mohan's custom tailors. >> they are outfitting 15 recent graduates of a career development program with custom-made suits for upcoming job interviews. those suits are worth about $1,000 each. but they are giving them away for free. >> i know where i'm going after work. the shop's owner says it's a good way to return the goodwill that he received when he first came to the u.s. back in the '70s. bravo to those guys. >> and the suits are not cheap. >> no, they are not. >> especially this one. what did you pay for it? >> oh, two bucks. we'll be right back with more "world news now" right after this. >> two dollars. ♪ when you're looking for something ♪ ♪ it's in the suit that you wear

goodland, north platte, des moines, seven states with winter storm watches or advisories. here are the totals. if, in the area shaded in red, we get 10 to 20 inches of snow, if 14 inches of snow falls in denver, it's the biggest february snowstorm ever. if they get to 24 inches of snow, that's the fourth largest snowstorm in denver history. clayton sandell is standing in all of the snow right now. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, sam. well, this truly is one of the best ways to get around denver this morning. we have had about 6 to 10 inches so far. it's coming down at about a half-inch an hour. right now, driving conditions are just terrible. we have seen whiteout, blizzard conditions in parts of colorado and nebraska and kansas. people actually being warned. if they do have to go out, take food and water with them, just in case they get stranded. at the airports, there's 200 flights canceled this morning. in pueblo, further south, a plane slid off the runway. everybody on board was okay. and, sam, the kids are loving this weather. schools all over the region are

goodland, north platte, des moines, seven states with winter storm watches or advisories. in the area of red, 10 to 20 inches of snow. if 14 inches of snow falls in denver, it's the biggest february snowfall ever. 24 inches? that shoots to the fourth largest snowstorm in denver history. clayton sandell is there. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, sam. well this truly is one of the best ways to get around denver right now. we have had about 6 to 10 inches so far. it's coming down at about a half inch an hour. and right now, road conditions are just terrible. we have seen whiteout, blizzard conditions in parts of colorado and nebraska and kansas. if people have is to go out on the roads, they're warned to take food and water with them. they tell us there are about 200 canceled flights at the airport. in pueblo, further south, a plane slid off the runway. schools are closed all over the place. >> bad news for the storm. when it moves into warm air, we have severe storms to talk about later on. >>> now to the news breaking overnight. escalating tension over a possible mi

from williston, into goodland. heat, there's plenty of heat in the country today.ll the way through the southland. we'll continue to keep the temperatures at 90 or 100, or above. look at chicago and st. louis, both pulling in the 90s as well. we have a lot of tv. we'll get right to the break. >> all of america's weather from >> all of america's weather from right here at the edge of the falls, coming up in the next half hour. >>> and speaking of, here we actually are the tip of the country. it's where nik wallenda is going to start his walk tonight, starting at 8:00 eastern. and i tell you what, he's going to end it in canada, 1,500 feet away. it so happens he's going to be going over niagara falls. i know, when we were first talking about this, sam, you thought, he must know something we don't. you're here now. and you see it up close. what could he possibly know? >> it looks crazy. unbelievable. ♪ >> we cannot wait for that. >>> also coming up here on "gma," the brawl between two of music's biggest stars. chris brown and drake in a violent bar fight. it appears t

winter weather, watches and storms, from green bay, all the way to goodland, kansas. denver, you're on the edge of this. this starts today and goes all the way through tonight. chicago, it is likely you'll pick up your big snowfall after the day today. it's mostly a rainy event today. we'll go over every inch of who gets snow. and also, who gets strong to severe storms. as george pointed out, there will be a possibility in these storms of carrying one or two tornados. so, we'll do all that in just a second. elizabeth? >> thank you so much. >>> now, to the debate over gun control. and what many are calling in this country a watershed moment in the wake of the massacre in newtown. some stores are pulling certain guns off their shelves. and president obama is set to make a major announcement this morning. abc's pierre thomas joins us now with the very latest on this story. good morning, pierre. >> reporter: good morning, elizabeth. in just a few hours, president obama takes the first steps to make good on his vow to respond to the massacre at newtown. he will announce th

from williston, into goodland. heat, there's plenty of heat in the country today.ll the way through the southland. we'll continue to keep the temperatures at 90 or 100, or above. we have a lot of tv. we'll get right to the break. >> bright sunshine across the region and sunny this weekend. it will be relatively offortable for this time year. 61degrees in the district, winchester and 63 and martinsburg. we will rise to about 84 the look anday so it will like yesterday. los humidity and the comfortable conditions continued through >> all of america's weather from right here at the edge of the falls, coming up in the next half hour. >>> and speaking of, here we actually are the tip of the country. it's where nik wallenda is going to start his walk tonight, starting at 8:00 eastern. and i tell you what, he's going to end it in canada, 1,500 feet away. it so happens he's going to be going over niagara falls. when we were first talking about this, sam, and you thought, he must know something we don't. you're here now. what could he possibly know? >> it looks crazy. unbel

they did good, though, they made a goodlanding. bill: seems like it was perfect, actually. did not snag any power lines or trees on the way down. heather: what if you saw that gliding past your window? bill: it would make my day. look at that. heather: the drew petersen saga moving to the courtroom today. the murder case against the excop who seemed to keep losing his wives financially going to trial. petersen charged with the murder of his third wife, kathleen savio. investigators first ruled her death an accidental drowning in an empty bathtubith her air soaked in blood. petersen's attorney claims he is innocent. >> how can you aeu cues somebody anaccuse somebody, told them in jail pretrial, not just mr. petersen, anybody in jail when you can't have the evidence that was necessary, where there is an actor, perpetrator and victim in the same place at the same time. it boggles my mind. heather: judge jeanine pirro, former district attorney and now host of justice with jeanine. how are you doing this morning? >> i'm great, heather. i'm standing right in front of the courthou