so this is really creating a streak in dallas-ft. worth, as well. the record to beat is 42 days of 100 in a row and we've seen that at 36. so with the next week we'll likely have a new record in dallas-ft. worth, and 13 of these days have been over 105 degrees. so 13 days of 105 or hotter. this follows one of the warmest monthen or record in washington, d.c., philly and baltimore. the heat is on here and it is not letting up across the nation. a big ridge of high pressure in place creating triple digits across much of the plain states and no relief in sight and the streak continues here. and guess what? down, but not out. emily is stirring up once again. now as a depression, so we'll watch her rain as it comes into florida, lester. >> samantha, thank you.

look at the low in dallas, 82 degrees. warmer than most of the higher temperatures we saw in the bay area. 105 tomorrow and we'll warm up but not nearly as warm as that. our forecast heading towards the middle part of the week. maybe some misty skies for tomorrow morning, but our inland valleys tomorrow will start to see more 80s popping up, especially south of san jose and east of castro valley so a little bit of a warmup tomorrow so you'll be surprised by tuesday's high temperatures coming up here in the seven-day forecast. 85 in concord and for the north bay highs mostly in the 70s, but come tuesday we're talking mid-90s. just like that, and then wednesday, watch out for the chance of some mountain thunder along the coastal range. summer officially back for the day. >> thank goodness. thanks a lot, rob. >>> let's check in right now with john henry smith of comcast sports net. a very important day for the giants as well, isn't that right? >> this time of year every day isnmp a inttaor y.dais ith the houston astros, witho

the manager of this dallas furniture co. the ice-cream man saved the day our managers that maybe we should do something for our employees and get a hold of an ice-cream truck and take off an hour and just relaxed. >> this is look of the national maps' dallas is expected to be at all hundred 11 degrees today blistering heat for the self i hundred and 12 degrees in phoenix. bros not as backups fairly mild forecast. low fog and saying over the area once the fog moves back will have some sunshine. fog is keeping things cool in the bay area. all little warmer in the east bay area the current temperatures right now in the '50s and '60s and this is a look of where temperatures will go later on this afternoon. you will see 78 degrees later on this afternoon. for north bay we're looking at below 80 superb. there's a pattern changes cool ocean air will bring our temperatures down a one analyst for a couple days >> no hotspots to report to slow the southbound ride no concern there yet this is the look of a bridge check the material lig

and dallas 2.0, "dallas revis revisited," one of the stars. >> tnt has given the green light to a newies, won't be the same dallas series though you'll see some of the stars you were used, to the original. ten episodes to begin next summer. lucky enough to have one of the stars with us today, brenda strohm coming to us out of burbank. >> happy to be here. >> who are you playing and what can we expect from this more multi-generational "dallas" when it happens? >> my character is the new mrs. bobby ewing, and what you can expect is a lot of what was great about the original series which is the family drama, the dynamics of love, loyalty, betrayal, battle over money and property, but you're going to get a new twist because it's the next generation, and it's the sons of both bobby and j.r. that are going to be entering into this family dynamic, and so it's -- it's very exciting. it's -- it's a terrific pilot script. cynthia just knocked it out of the park, and i felt like i walked into kind of an epic, and it was bigger than life and really fun to be a part of this family. >> for people w

a few spots were in the hundreds including dallas at 103. even denver was 99. usually you get one side of the country or the other, but we're talking from the 90s east, everyone was hot. and look at this morning, it hasn't cooled off. this is a ridiculous number for this time of the morning. 90 degrees in dallas. the all-time record low highs. so in other words this is the warmest morning we've ever seen, 86 degrees. so you're not getting relief at night. and this is not the week to be in the big d. 106 today, 107, 105, this is going to be one of the hottest weeks in dallas that we've seen in over a decade and that's on heels of already an incredibly hot summer. by the end of this week, something either will get our attention. it looks like the next tropical disturbance is now forming, could easily become a tropical depression by the end of day. this would be emily when it does form. here is puerto rico, virgin islands. this will start heading towards populated areas. the reason i'm bringing this up, a lot of our weather computers think that this should be a hu

the record heat continues down here. 108 today in dallas.e about 108 also in oklahoma city. now from kansas city to st. louis, you could be dealing with showers and thunderstorms, especially early today. late this afternoon, atlanta and orlando, much of florida will dodge showers and storms. this is a look at your saturday forecast. we start to increase the moisture a little bit. there will be a chance of storms from pennsylvania, new york, washington, d.c. a 40% chance. they'll be hit and miss. as we go through the middle of the country, we warm it up again. denver at 91. kansas city at 92. the heat expands into sunday. on sunday, mid 90s in denver. 92 in kansas city. even chicago, some of that warmer air will try to move in sunday. it looks like new england, unfortunately, sunday's the worst day of the weekend. cloudy and damp. >> are we talking hot and humid? >> not in too many spots, just the southeast. >> good. >>> how will they cross the finish line this weekend at the box office? will movie audiences go for another take on apes taking

dallas was right behind it, 109. we still have heat warnings in effect for 13 different states this morning. advisories continue all the way through georgia and the carolinas. so today just like yesterday. the difference will be in some areas kansas, missouri, also down through ten seen, northern alabama, we got thunderstorms this morning and ena big one that's roing straight south going to hit jasper and it looks like birmingham alabama here shortly. so the forecast, we will have thunderstorms in the forecast in the southeast, but the heat is the big story. and that's also some good news out there as far as great weather. we'll bring you that northeast forecast coming up a little later. >>> stocks come back. more fed stimulus could be on the way. and proof that money can't buy you taste. your first look at this morning's business headlines is straight ahead. >>> a trifecta, a walkoff and trouble for alex rodriguez. you're watching "first look" on msnbc. [ woman ] welcome back, jogging stroller. you've been stuck in

dallas set a record for that date. morning with more on the triple digit heat that just will not quit. good morning again. >> good morning, chris. no, it won't. expected to be 110 again today. i have to tell you, it's the norm. and no one knows that better than these guys. these football players that have been out here at least for an hour, and although they say they're used to it they take every precaution possible. this heat wave is responsible for at least two dozen deaths and the heat is far from over. for 32 consecutive days texas has been baking under a deadly heat wave that's killed 12 people in dallas alone. at one local hospital emergency room visits have doubled. the state's energy agency warned customers that its power grid is entering the first stages of an energy emergency. texas has already broken its all-time peak electricity record twice this week. the grid's current capacity for electricity is approximately 67,000 megawatts. tuesday's peak usage was 67,929. and the projection for today is 68,100 megawa

now, texas has had, the areas around dallas are doing very well.strong and it's just, government has been very pro business. >> rick perry this week, the texas governor, trying to use what's happening in texas, two of the top five are texas counties. >> he does like to take credit for it.

as far as today's map goes, we have 106 expected in dallas. 105 in san antonio. 92 in atlanta. those of you in new york city, heading back to work today, 82 degrees expected for you, and a little bit better here at lynn in dallas from 106 today to 105 tomorrow. >> wow. big doings. >> we're getting -- giving you a cooldown, folks. >> baby steps. >> thank you so much. >> sure. >> well, who sits atop the box office this monday morning? plus, the year's highlights in music and show biz. the video music awards. your first look at entertainment is straight ahead. you're watching "first look" on msnbc. [ female announcer ] what if your natural beauty could be flawless too? discover aveeno positively radiant tinted moisturizers with scientifically proven soy complex and natural minerals. give you sheer coverage instantly, then go on to even skin tone in four weeks. aveeno tinted moisturizers. like a ramen noodle- every-night budget. she thought allstate car insurance was out of her reach. until she heard about the value plan. dollar for dollar, nobody protects you like allstate. what i

yesterday it was 108 in dallas. it's going to be just as hot today.ive hurricane warnings -- heat warnings through oklahoma, texas, and louisiana. the heat continues. the northern half of the country is going to be great. d.c., baltimore, new york, philly through boston and providence, nice in chicago, too. southeast will deal with thunderstorms. you're definitely going to be hot and humid. especially areas like atlanta this weekend. as we go into saturday, 93 in atlanta. dallas tomorrow like today, 108. kansas city's warm along with our friend in denver. as we go into sunday, we'll have probably the worst day from new england all the way down to the mid-atlantic. it's not going to be a horrible day. we will see clouds in the afternoon with showers and a few thunderstorms. we cool it off, only 106 in dallas on sunday. >> i was going to see that's good news for them, 106, down from 110. thank you very much. >>> time for sports now. tiger woods, the opening round of the bridgestone invitational in akron, ohio. his first round of competitive golf since p

dallas, oklahoma city like triple digits. you know what?eratures. >> we're going to rob marciano now. >> rob, tell us about a snake on a windshield because we just gave the weather report. how did i do? >> very well. as little sleep as you've gotten, i'm impressed to your listening comprehension throughout the morning. just play the hits and pound it into them! >>> here is going on with tropical storm emily. we got reports from a hurricane hunter reconplane it hasn't strengthened that much. now 260 miles away from puerto rico. it's heading that way and still is the forecast track from the national hurricane center. getting into the southern bahamas. could scoot off on to sea or head to the gulf of mexico or head to florida and late friday night and over the weekend. a lot of uncertainty there. we will see if it develops into a hurricane. right now forecasts for it to remain a tropical storm. 111 in ft. smith, arkansas. we are expecting more in the way of heat today. these are the forecast highs with the anticipated records that may very wel

dallas has been hit especially hard with hot weather. temperatures above 100 degrees for 1 months straight. >> in texas, swarms of grasshoppers are invading drive out grass. in oklahoma, there is barely enough phay to feed a herd of cattle. children are hibernating, playgrounds are silent. triple digit temperatures have baked texas and oklahoma for more than a month. the summer of 2011 is to be down of epic proportions. that sounds dramatic. these are desperate times. >> we are smoldering. we are just asking for some relief. >> this week, dallas-fort worth a break and all time high temperature of 113 degrees. in dallas the heat has killed 12 people so far. in oklahoma, 11 heat related deaths. all but six of texas's two of the 54 counties are under a burn watch. wildfire's keep spawning like this please and oklahoma. in san angelo, texas, bacteria that thrive in dry and hot conditions have to turn this sleek red. even strong decades old trees are withering under the scorching heat. their leaves are turning brown. >> if it loses all of its

ed lavandera live in dallas this morning. good for joggers, farmers, anybody trying to run a business outside. this is tough times. >> really is brutal. red water, we got blue water for you. kind of wanted to lighten things up a little bit here this morning. you know, this is actually a gas station or huge gas station for truckers. so hot around here they're putting in pools, guys. the heat here is really taking its toll on a lot of people in many different ways. >> reporter: these days, when the sun breaks through the horizon it comes with a sense of dread. it doesn't take long for triple-digit temperatures to lock a suffocating grip on the southern plains. >> nothing there. >> reporter: that dread struck the heart of lucy harris's dallas neighborhood. her 79-year-old neighbor delores grisssome died in her home. the medical examiner says the heat caused her death, but lucy says her friend didn't have to die. someone stole the elderly woman's air conditioning unit. >> she had no idea. she said her house was hot. when your hou

just shy of 110 in dallas and phoenix. boise gets up to 94. sacramento, 84 and seattle, 77. >>> and coming up next this morning, can playing video games actually be fatal? new evidence just out. >>> then it's the most popular prescription drug on earth and may soon be available over the counter. >>> and it's like a movie plot, a teen targeted, ordered to hold a bomb around her neck. a nation riveted to that story. >>> overseas markets are mixed today. tokyo's nikkei average gained 22 points. hong kong's hang seng is down in late trading, and in london the ftse opened higher. meanwhile, on wall street, the dow rallied late and gained 29 points yesterday breaking that eight-day slide. the nasdaq index mixed up 23 points. >>> cargill is recalling 36 million pounun of ground turkey. the company also stopped all production at a plant in arkansas. an investigation is underway to determine if a salmonella outbreak began there. the outbreak has killed 1 person and made 76 sick in 26 states. this particular strain of salmonella is very resistant to tib

the heat has been down in dallas where they were expecting triple-digits, didn't happen.nderstorms developed to the north in oklahoma. high in dallas was 97. day number they of consecutive triple-digit heat days, 40 days and now 41. expecting more hot weather with humid conditions around dallas and new orleans, just to put things in perspective. there is a strong upper level ridge, upper level high over south central united states. tomorrow morning, look for the fog, fog will clear back to near the beaches. temperatures inland, not much changing. 80s inland. 50s at the coast. enjoy the mild weather we have and it's on the cool side. 76 in san jose, 78 in los gatos. on the peninsula upper 60s from millbrae down to the mid-70s in los altos. high clouds will come in from the south, as well. cool 58 degrees reading and daly city, usual fog holding you in the upper 50s. downtown san francisco, 63 degrees and north bay, low 80s for santa rosa and upper 60s for oakland, hayward. heading inland, temperatures will be below normal, tell pleasanton. around the monterey bay, 62 degre

here's your heed advisories all over. 109 in dallas, 111 in oklahoma city, cooler tomorrow, no. cooler on thursday u.s.? >> -- no. the heat continues. this system doesn't look like it has much of a chance of getting to texas. they have to get their cool rain from another source. right now looks hot and dry. back up to you. >> i don't really think that's possible but maybe they'll think of something. >> that purple on that map just confounds me. the heat in the shade in oklahoma city and dallas, places like that, wow. >> quite a stretch. >> we'll check on the weather later on with you, rob. thank you so much. >>> this might just be the worst humanitarian crisis on the planet. the people of somalia in the grips of a deadly drought and famine, nowhere in the world are people more malnourished. getting the help to these struggling people in this african nation is next to impossible because of another ongoing crisis, attacks by islamic militants. cnn joins us live from mow ga deshah, somalia, this morning. nina, what's the situation there? >> ali, the shabab militant group have now a

so far, at least 12 people have died from the heat in dallas alone.e boudreau is there. >> reporter: in a city paralyzed by 32 consecutive 100-degree days there's at least one business that's booming. you are basically the only person in texas who loves this heat. >> that's right. the ice man loves the heat. >> reporter: emergency ice company bags 180 tons of ice a day. its production up 40% from last year. >> we market towards the restaurants. we rent a lot of trucks right now and we've doubled up on staff to meet the demand. >> reporter: the problem is the water from the faucet is so hot that icemakers at restaurants are unable to make ice. the tap water here? 90 degrees. the relentless heat is taking a toll on this beleaguered city. already 12 deaths in dallas this summer alone. more than all of last year. and in a state where to some football is religion, high school players battle the scorching heat to practice twice a day. your day started at 87 degrees. which probably felt like what? >> felt like 100. >> now you're ending your day at 99 degrees

in fact, in dallas, it is the 34th straight day of highs over 100. and tonight, they're so concerned there about power they've now been forced to fire up old plants. abc's ryan owens is there tonight. >> reporter: the brutal texas sun is setting record highs this summer and so are all those power lines baking under it. energy demand is at historic levels. the electrical grid here is under so much stress -- >> that's actually the connection to the grid. >> reporter: companies are bringing old power stations back to life. this one, near dallas, was built in 1970. how hot is it? >> 2,800 degrees. center of the fire ball. >> reporter: and partially retired in the '80s. >> you can see the power lines coming into the grid here. >> reporter: this summer, they've needed it every day for more than a month to keep the lights and the ac on at nearly 200,000 homes. you guys have really shattered some records. >> oh, yeah. we set all-time peak records three days in a row. we've never had that happen before. >> reporter: they're not alone. four of the eight larges

the all-time record in the dallas-ft.l reach that mark next friday if things continue, definitely over the weekend we'll be seeing temperatures over 100 degrees and very likely that will continue into next week, so the reality of probably reaching that record is very real so we'll see how that plays out. no other place suffering like wichita falls, texas that broke the contesecutive number of day 43 days, they dropped down one time at 98, if they had not done that they would have been 63 days over 100 degrees. we have seen more than two dozen heat related deaths in texas, oklahoma and arkansas. and of course now as we're getting closer to school starting up, some students in oklahoma city, classes started this week, they found they didn't have air conditioning in various classrooms so they had to move kids to other classrooms. and of course you've got football players and marching bands out here in this heat as well. many precautions being taken to protect those kids as well. >> it just amazes me that they're still out th

this is dallas, texas.y cook waits his turn for a cut. >> i've been cutting hair since about seventh grade. >> reporter: specialist robert blackburn does the honors. >> and it gets old sometimes because everybody needs haircuts and you are just like, i want to go to sleep. they are like, no, we need haircuts. >> reporter: there's time for poker. to show off a few moves. and to show us their version of a homemade justin bieber music video. ♪ baby, baby >> everyone has two or three people that they are really close to. they all have something they like to do together, whether it's playing video games, playing cards. and that's the thing. you have to find to get through the hard times. >> reporter: their deployment almost over. time to reflect on the past year. >> how do you think being at war has changed you as a person? >> i look at everything different now. i look at the whole entire picture instead of just a moment at a time. >> you know how they say, don't go to bed mad at somebody. seriously have to take

west of dallas for fourth. this is the worst fire season for dallas tx. 3.5 million a. burned. emergency crews are on the scene. look at how dry, burned and a black the ground looks because of a wildfire. that is in northern texas. >> we're back with more in a couple of minutes. here is a nice view of san francisco. it is a little chilly. -- >> clear in parts of san francisco this morning. lebro >> we have been talking about the cold out yesterday at today. it is really out there but they always are expected yoli eceves is live and pacific cut taking a look at the waves and the service. >> good morning. not too impressive but there will be a buildup throughout the day. there are big swells happening. that will affect our coastline especially beaches that are facing us other direction. when the waves break on the shore line that will be stronger and harder. you will be prone to riptides and sneaker waves. it is more of a word of caution for people on the beach or the next couple of days after of the labor day weekend. be aware of those kinds of conditions. >> much warmer tempera

the record streak continues in dallas. we've now had 35 days -- can you imagine 35 days in a row where each and every afternoon it's hit 100 degrees at least. the record is 42. we're only a week away from that, and check out the five-day forecast in dallas. no rain in sight. temperatures are easily going to be above 100 for the next five days in a row, so i could be talking next week at this time at the longest hot streaks in history in dallas. today's forecast, there's a lot of areas that are going to be dodging showers and thunderstorms out there from st. louis to chicago, indianapolis, and d.c., especially late in the day today. pittsburgh down to charlotte, raleigh, atlanta, many areas of the southeast. we're going to be dodging showers and storms. not just today, but even into sunday. it's a humid atmosphere the eastern half of the country, and that's where during this time of year you're going to get the late afternoon showers and storms. unfortunately, alex, one area that's not iffing to see any rain is right in the

today is 104 in dallas.ston, by the way, today will be the 16th day in a row of 100-degree heat. that's an all-time record for that city. >> just can't get a break. no skipping school there. everywhere else, though, not a good thing to encourage. >>> well, while most 18-year-old girls would love a shot at acting, one on prime time tv says she's quitting forever. plus, just when you think you've heard it all, she's done it all, she has another surprise up her sleeve. your first look at entertainment is straight ahead. you're watching "first look" on msnbc. was born in this villa ge. [ automated voice speaks foreign language ] [ male announcer ] in here, everyone speaks the same language. ♪ in here, forklifts drive themselves. no, he doesn't have it. yeah, we'll look on that. [ male announcer ] in here, friends leave you messages written in the air. that's it right there. [ male announcer ] it's the at&t network. and what's possible in here is almost impossible to say. >>> welcome back to "first look." i'm lyn

the real heat is around the dallas to oklahoma city area. should be about 110, close to all-time record highs. >> 110? >> that's crazy. >> my goodness. thanks. all right. >>> anna nicole's home is up for sale and we know one person that cher is not voting for. your "first look" at entertainment is straight ahead. [ jelani ] neither of my parents went to college. something that was drilled in me early on, you know, college is the place for you. it's my number one goal. ♪ students like me, who take these ap math and science classes and have these opportunities, this is where the american dream lies. when i write that book, you know, i plan to dedicate it to my school. ♪ those hopes and dreams that you have, you know, they're within reach. and i'm living proof. >>> welcome back to "first look." last night on "late night with jimmy fallon," jimmy talked about the public's reaction to how congress handled the debt ceiling negotiations. >>> listen to this, a new poll found that 77% of americans think lawmakers acted like spoiled children during th

in dallas? they never go below 100 again. i feel bad. i love dallas, texas. it seems this is what, like 143 days in a row of 150 degree temperatures? what did dallas do to you? >> you are blaming me? you know if it was up to me it would be ice cream cones and governmenting for everyone and 70-degree temperatures. it is all of. dallas has seeing an incredible streak of 100-degree heat. the second longest streak if their history and they could break that and have the longest streak ever as we keep going. the current heat index with the heat and humidity combined, you have her it before, it feels like 116 in little rock, 109 in shreveport and 108 in springfield. it is really dangerous. and, tomorrow, not much better. those are the forecast with the height index feeling like 115 in little rock and 112 in memphis and the heat advisories continue to hurt a lot of folks across much of the country. central united states across portions of the southeast, and, again, where the heat index is from 100 to 115 and even 120. just nasty. >>shepard: and emily is on the my, ri

dallas police say reports of similar thefts are coming in now every day and that thiefs are just ripping these units right out of people's windows. there was rain, but it came in the form of unwanted flash flooding in charlotte, where children had to be rescued from an apartment and drivers from their trapped cars, one person was killed. cell phone video shows rain water flooding into a hotel lobby near the airport. back in the frying pan, cooling centers have opened, but the problem is most close at sundown, when the temperature is often still in triple digits. janet shamlian, nbc news, houston. >>> overseas now, this has been one of the bloodiest, most violent weeks yet in syria, where despite international condemnation, the ruling regime has continued an intensified crackdown against anti-government protesters in the city of hama. nbc's martin fletcher has our report on syrians under siege. >> reporter: with foreign journalists banned, local media muzzled, this is what the syrian government does not want the world to know. it is the sixth day of a syrian army assault against a town of

i'm in no rush, he said to me in dallas. the people have their water want to sell, and the people will buy the water when they need it. that's the blood, guts, and feather of the thing. that's t boone. i'm going to wrap it up here, but i want to say something about the title, the ripple effect. aside to the reference to water, i chose the title because it's my observation every time we use water, it sets off a series of ripple effects. the consequences that we don't understand and we really don't even think about, and this is true for even the simplest things like washing your hands, watering the lawn, or even using electric power which requires water. if you wash your hands with antibacterial soap, it gets into the water system and guess what? it's antibacterial, killing bacteria, the ending of the food web, and lowers resistance to disease. the herbicides on the lawn lead to cancers in fish and why should we care about that? well, the endocrin system of fish is similar to humans. if we hurt fishes, what are we doing to our

the numbers yesterday, 114 degrees in little rock. 109 in dallas. the death toll has also climbing around the country. this is dangerous stuff. marysol castro is in dallas this morning with the very latest on the heat wave for us. >>> first, we get to a massive nationwide recall of ground turkey meat. 18,000 tons of it. it's one of the biggest product recalls in u.s. history. the contaminated turkey is blamed for food poisoning causing one death and made dozens of other people sick. steve large hat later. >> reporter:. cdc linked a outbreak of salmonella to cargill that owns and operate is the plant is recalling 36 million pounds of ground turkey products. at least 76 people in 26 states have been kick sickened. the heavy concentration in michigan and ohio. one death here in california is believed connected to the contamination. >> these are complex investigations. they sometimes take months to complete. >> reporter: the recall applies to ground turkey products dated february 20th to august 2nd and containing estp-963 on the label. can be sold under

today about 109 in dallas. >> no break for dallas. we are getting breaks in the northeast.w many consecutive days is this for dallas? >> i think 32 days in a row. the record is 42. >> we have just gotten into august. thank you very much. >>> time for sports. tiger woods made his return to the golf course yesterday. he is preparing for this weekend's firestone tournament in akron, ohio. he has not finished a tournament since the masters four months ago. >> the great thing is i don't feel a thing. it feels solid. it feels stable. no pain. steve and i have had an amazing run. stevie is a hell of a caddy. no denying that. he's helped my career. and i think i helped his as well. we've been -- we've had a great partnership for 12 years, maybe more than that. won a bunch of tournaments. i felt it was time to change things up a bit. >> steve williams was most surprised by tiger's decision. red sox and indians at fenway last night. youkilis home run into the seats above the green monster. game tied at two. to the bottom of the ninth. jacobi ellsbury delivers a line drive to center f

dallas, austin, san antonio, that heat is not going anywhere.1 in dallas, shreveport, 102, san antonio, 102, triple digits continue on into saturday, continues on into sunday, if you have to put a positive twist on this, you've got oklahoma city into the 90s, and just in the north folks in st. louis, kansas city will be back down into the 80s, so excessive heat for a lot of folks out of here, unfortunately here in the south where it's dry and hot it will continue. chris? >> thanks so much, maria. >>> "sesame street" responding to that online campaign to allow its popular characters bert and ernie to get married. we'll have that when we go down to the wire in 20. >>> what a week on wall street, stocks are up in the early going today and what's been an historic week of ups and downs and ups and downs for the dow, here are the numbers now. cnbc's mandy drury is here with what's moving your money. last four days have been unprecedented. >> absolutely, chris. we clocked up a fourth day of massive moves and i know that your great producers have got a

dallas squeaked by denver 24-23. foxborough, massachusetts, the patriots quarterback quarterback quarterback mallett threw to steven brittany for a 16-yard score. >>> in baseball austin jackson of the tigers brought in the winning run. justin verlander struck out ten. detroit beat the indians 4-3. >>> and in the bottom of the tenth in phoenix, diamondbacks chris young blasted a walk-off homer against houston, the 8-5 win put arizona one full game ahead of san francisco in the national league west. >>> finally, first round action at the pga championship at the atlanta athletic club, 44-year-old steve stricker has the lead after some great approach shots and even better putts. he tied a tournament record with a 63, 7 strokes under par. tiger woods had his worst ever round in the tournament. he finished with a 77, 7 over par. if he doesn't make the cut today, he will not be eligible for a pga event for six weeks. >>> when we return another look at this morning's top stories. >>> and the dougherty gang gets their day in

in the 90s yesterday from dallas to waco. 40 consecutive days for dallas, second longest streak in historyso really unbelievable numbers. so what we're going to see in waco, a dollar scenario, back in the 100s. 90s yesterday. the longest streak in history eclipsing 1980. as we look toward the south and eve, what we're also going to see some severe weather, especially in the mid-atlantics. if you're waking up good morning to you around baltimore and washington, boy, it will be a strong day around richmond, virginia, as well. rain, 1 to 4 inches. in the northeast, cloudy skies, cooler than average temperatures because that cloud ceiling keeping things cool. here in the mid-atlantic, some strong winds, possibly, right along the golf coast, some winds. winds about 70 degrees temperature. seattle to portland. sunny in l.a., temperatures in the low 70s. 72 is your high. temperatures being held down from new york to boston, albany to loudonville all the way up to lake george. not the best lake day, that's for sure. td-7 has formed, 11:00 last night. it will move over bermuda. we'll talk about the

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yesterday, 107 in dallas. almost as hot as phoenix at 109. a little bit of a break in kansas city with showers and thunderstorms yesterday. i think that's going to happen again today. heat warnings are in orange. almost all of the state of oklahoma including tulsa and oklahoma city. dallas, heat advisory and heat warnings around the memphis area. everywhere in the yellow, heat advisory. in other words, a good chunk of the southern half of the country today is still going to be very dangerously hot. the report streak continues in dallas. we've now had 35 days -- can you imagine? 35 days in a row each in the afternoon hit 100 degrees at least. the record is 42. we're now only a week way from that. check out the five-day forecast in dallas. no rain in sight. temperatures are easily going to be above 100 for the next five day fls a row. i would be talking next week, the longest heat streak in history in dallas. today's forecast, a lot of areas that are going to be dodging showers and thunderstorms out there from st. louis and chicago, indianapoli

triple-digits in phoenix and dallas. kansas city gets up to 83. minneapolis, 80. detroit, 77. upper 70s from boston to baltimore. 92 in atlanta. >>> we are very fortunate here in manhattan. if you look outside our studios right now, streets pretty much dry as a bone out there. >> it was like irene just skipped over manhattan. it was incredible. just 24 hours ago it was a different scene. most of the cici's attractions were shut down. some visitors to times square got creative, amusing themselves with a few rounds of street soccer and hockey. we hear the hockey players were tourists from canada. of course they were canadian, right? >> yeah. >> who else would be playing hockey in times square? >> that's it. good luck, guys, with all that. more "world news now" coming up after the break. ♪ running against the wind against the wind ♪ ♪ see the young man run ♪ ♪ [ female announcer ] there's no right way or wrong way. every baby plays by his own rules. and they need a diaper that lets them do it. new pampers cruisers with 3-way fit adapt at the waist, legs and bottom ♪ with up to 12

abc's ryan owens is there still in sweltering dallas.ood morning, ryan. >> reporter: good morning, robin. as you well know, down here in texas, we know a little something about hot summers. but this one is really different. it was 109 here yesterday. supposed to be 108 today. and the seven-day forecast will really make you sweat. more than half the u.s. population in 15 states is now sweatingngt out. in arkansas, 115 unbearable degrees. in memphis, 111. in 92-year-old amy johnson's bedroom in dallas, temperatures of more than 106. the heat has gone from simply depressing to downright deadly. calls to emergency rooms are pouring in. more than 100 dead nationwide. just this week, two, young football players in georgia, d.j. searcy and forrest jones, died from heat exposure. 16-year-old jones collapsed moments after practice. >> he was a great kid. >> reporter: wednesday it was 109 in dallas. at's a new record. 107 in oklahoma city. 103 in little rock. it's not just the eye-popping highs, but how long they've stuck around. dallas has been i

it's 87 that the hour in dallas this morning. and as far as the heat warnings go, they're widespread from southern iowa right through kansas city, st. louis irks it you will a, it's a dangerous date for heat. we'll talk more about impressive numbers. >>> wall street responds to the debt deal. ford issues a major recall, and a dubious distinction for an ohio school. your first look at the business headlines are s. straight ahead. >>> a grand slam. randy moss makes a decision, and the indians leave one red sox fan in stitches. you're watching "first look" on msnbc. [ female announcer ] the healing power of touch can be even more powerful, with precise pain relieving cream. it blocks pain signals fast for relief precisely where you need it most. precise. only from the makers of tylenol. in one place. the winning horse you could have picked. ♪ that "old flame" you should have called. ♪ that leap of faith you never took. but there's one opportunity that's too good to miss. the lexus golden opportunity sales event, with exceptional val

sunny and 108 in dallas.nd 86 and sunny in los angeles. >>> time now for a check of the national forecast. latest satellite picture shows thunderstorms moving from the midwest into the ohio valley. clouds can also be seen moving into the northeast. clusters of storms are flaring up in the rocky mountain states. scattered clouds dot the south while skies are clear along the west coast. later today, strong storms and heavy rain will reach from the northeast and the mid-atlantic back into the ohio valley. drier weather is in the forecast in the midwest. the south continues in the grips of stifling heat with highs topping 100 degrees. it will be nice all along the west coast. >>> in sports this morning, an extra inning win for st. louis, two outs in the 11th inning in milwaukee, lance berkman singled in matt holliday. they beat the brewers 8-. the cardinals trail milwaukee in the national league central division by two and a half games. >>> bottom of the ninth boston, the red sox smacked a single to center, the r

oklahoma city, dallas is in there, memphis. dallas, ft.ure of 113 degrees. that's not the heat index. that's not the sun. that's the temperature. 100 degree or more in dallas for 32 straight days. they got a bit of a break, it was 99 degrees at midnight. last night. >> you can't water your grass at 9 9 degrees. it burns up. >> ed lavandera is there for us in dallas. ed, you're used to this kind of heat. you've been there for a long time. this is even hot for dallas? >> welcome to the most miserable place on earth, ali. it is over 90 degrees already. it's just around early morning time. we're in a popular urban walking trail, jogging trail. see a few people out here. but you know, it is just a miserable time and there are real concerns today that energy use will be so high that there could be rolling blackouts and people losing their air conditioning. >> reporter: in texas, swarms of grasshoppers are invading dried out grass fields. in oklahoma, there's barely enough hay to feed herd of cattle. across these crusty plains, lakes are evaporat

already 12 deaths in dallas this summer alone. more than all of last year. and in a state where to some football is religion, high school players battle the scorching heat to practice twice a day. so your day started at 87 degrees. probably felt like what? >> 100. >> felt like 100. >> reporter: now you're ending your day at 99 degrees and what does it feeee like. >> 200. >> reporter: 200. the heat is leaving its mark everywhere. railroad tracks are warping raising the risk of derailment. this texas lake turned blood red, not a sign of the end of the world but drought leaving behind stagnant water and hundreds of dead fish. and by far the most bizarre discovery found in a lake bed here, four feet across a remnant of the space shuttle "columbia" from the disaster in 2003. these hot temperatures are expected to continue to climb and the forecast for later this week, even hotter. abbie boudreau, abc news. >>> no rest for the weary in dallas, man, more than a month of the hot stuff. >>> let's take a look at some of today's eye-popping numbers. 108 in dallas today

. >> pelley: the temperature in dallas hit triple digits again today.he past two months, it's done that 41 times in 42 days. texas has a fund to help the poor pay their electric bills that mark strassmann found out a lot of the money is not getting to. >> reporter: in scorching dallas, overheated seniors sought relief at this air conditioned catholic charities center. >> do you have any questions or concerns? >> reporter: mary ann torres was also looking for financial relief. she can't afford to power the two window air conditioners that struggle to keep her house temperature bearable. have you ever sweat this much before? >> probably not this much. (laughs). >> reporter: on a fixed monthly income of $791, or thes re' electric bill can top $200. if your electric bill gets too high, would you not be able to afford to pay it? >> that's true. i wouldn't be able to afford to pay it. >> reporter: there's a texas program to help people like torres. every month, most texans are required to pay an extra dollar for their power bill. that money, about $146 millio

in dallas ft.r 100 degrees for 32 straight days, it was 99 at midnight and today could be the day that shatters the all-time high temperature of 113 degrees. ed lavender are is in texas. >> reporter: in texas swarms of grasshoppers are invading dried out grass fields. in oklahoma, there's barely enough hay to feed herds of cattle. across these crusty plains--triple-digit temperatures have baked texas and oklahoma for more than a month, the summer of 2011 is a beatdown of epic proportions. if that sounds dramatic, cnn i-reporter suzanne newkirk knows these are desperate times. >> we are sweltering and we're just asking for some relief here! >> reporter: this week dallas/ft. worth could break it's all-time high temperature of 113 degrees. in dallas the heat has killed 12 people so far, in oklahoma, there's been 11 heat related deaths. all but six of texas's 254 town are under a burn ban. the heat and dryness continues spawning wildfires like this large blaze in tulsa, oklahoma. in san angelo, texas,

, and 79 in memphis, and 74 in dallas.torms and some could be severe and across northern minnesota we could deal with a few tornadoes and temperatures okay across the northern tear of the country and 100 degrees in houston and 102 in wichita and in the west a little bit of thunderstorm activity. but not much we will dry. and california is seeing plenty of sunshine and seattle nice day at 73. guys? >>clayton: and now we will bring in the governor. the s&p downgrade, people from the republican headquarters call for treasury secretary geithner and a lost republicans are having a difficult time saying his name they want him out of a job. where do you instant? >>governor huckabee: he needs to go. it will not necessarily change white house policy but if politics optics is everything and right now the president needs to show a sense of taking command, making changes, doing things differently. because what we have eastbound is a progressive state of decay in the economy and he has to stay, look, we will not do what we have been do

tulsa, oklahoma, hit a record 110 degrees yesterday and dallas heats up to 108 today. that will make 32 straight days of triple-digit temperatures. just ten days short of tying the city's all-l-me record. >> 32 straight days of 100 degrees. man. >> what a nasty month. >> those folks in dallas are resilient. >>> the weather around the country, stormy with large hail and flash flooding from des moines and chicago to detroit and cleveland and pittsburgh. showers and thunderstorms in northern new england and scattered storms along the gulf coast into houston to miami. drenching rain in the desert southwest. >> phoenix climbs to a sizzling 109. sacramento, 90 and salt lake city, 87. it's 97 in kansas city, 87 in detroit and 91 in minneapolis. boston gets up to 85. mostly 90s from new york all the way down to new orleans. >> and one more weather note this morning, florida is now bracing for its first hurricane of the season. tropical storm emily is expected to strengthen before making landfall this weekend north of ft. lauderdale. emily is now managing 40-mile-an-hour winds

. >> um-hum. >> and the reason you're called dallas is because?ived. >> i knew that. >> which is totally gross. >> and your siblings's middle names are? >> my sisters are twins so it's carlisle after the carlisle hotel in new york fork . and my brother is cross after lower cross road. >> fantastic. is it true you've never had a single drop of alcohol. >> that is true. where do you get all of this information? >> i've immersed myself in your life. >> yeah, that's true i haven't. >> not one drop. >> no. >> you're the daughter of a hollywood icon. >> that's why. >> you've never touched alcohol. >> i knew it was important to stay away from it. i had some examples. >> did you, that's interesting. >> yeah. >> you saw the bad effect that had been people. >> some people close to my family, and who had actually thankfully gone through it and were in recovery and all of that and i was exposed to that at a young age and i think i just kind of thought to myself, why kind of mess around with that. i mean of course it's a bit extreme what i've done. >> do you e

en dallas,12 muertes estarÍan vinculados al calor. no sÓlo se trata de adultos mayores.Ércoles se pronostica una temperatura rÉcord, 11 f. 111 grados fahrenheit. mÁs atentos deben estar trabajadores de la construcciÓn y atletas o entrenadores. el Índice de deshidrataciÓn es muy alto entre deportistas. >> nos damos un descanso de 30 minutos, podemos hacer descansar, nos dan frutas. >> desmayarse, sudar en exceso, y tener problemas cardÍacos. >> lo Óptimo es estar donde hay aire acondicionado. los recibos de electricidad, tambiÉn pasan de los tres dÍgitos. las autoridades buscan evitar los altos consumos de electricidad para no tener que recortar el servicio. >> recomiendan evitar lavadoras, secadoras, carreteros, secadoras de pelo y abrir el refrigerador lo menos posible. >> no ha llovido desde mayo, eso ha causado muerte de fauna. advertencias de calor excesivo para varios estados del centro, sur y suroeste del paÍs durante toda esta semana debido a una zona de alta presiÓn. >> gracias martÍn por la informaciÓn, para hablar de estos dos fenÓmenos meteorolÓgicos la tormen

dallas has hit 100 degrees or above every day for the past month. its second longest triple digit streak ever. >> whoo, they deserve a break. >> it is hot, man, chill out in texas, whoa. >>> and here's the rest of your monday forecast. hail and gusty winds from the dakotas to the upper peninsula of michigan. much of the same northeast philadelphia to portland, maine. heavy rain and flash floloing in the southwest. popup thunderstorms from omaha to the carolinas and florida. >> 90s from miami to new york. a scorching 107 down in dallas. 97 in kansas city. 88 in minneapolis. phoenix hits 105. sacramento 85. >>> here's something that's going to make you feel old. >> i know, really. >> hard to believe but mtv is all grown up. it turns 30 today. the pioneering network aired what they were calling music videos, what are those, introduced by veejays. "video killed the radio star" was the very first video they played. imagine that. >> seems like the last one too. apparently they don't play videos at mtv anymore, that's how old i am. oh, love "the jersey sho

in dallas, kris guutierrez, fox news. >>> the u.s.ord for april for the most tornadoes in a month. final tally was 753. included that was a large outbreak rather in late april. that killed 300 people. the old record was 543 tornadoes in may 2003. we'll talk about the partial shutdown of the aviation and the fight about it. the fox all-stars join me after the break. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ introducing purina one beyond a new food for your cat or dog. so i took my heartburn pill and some antacids. we're having mexican tonight, so another pill then? unless we eat later, then pill later? if i get a snack now, pill now? skip the snack, pill later... late dinner, pl w? aghh i've got heartburn in my head. [ male announcer ] stop the madness of treating frequent heartburn. it's simple with prilosec otc. one ll a day. twenty-four hos. zero heartburn. no heartburn in the first place. great. >>> we need to act on this issue now. 75,000 americans demand it. our country demands it. and it's irresponsible to hold hostage. these people and our country and the safet

dallas still sizzling, 108 today.atlanta. >> all right, still hot there. >>> listen up, if turkey burgers are on your menu these summer days the big meat producer cargill is recalling 36 million pounds of ground turkey because of a fatal salmonella strain. it is believed the source of the outbreak is a plant in arkansas. all the meat that's being recalled was produced from late february to this past tuesday. one death, a man in california, and at least 76 other illnesses are blamed on the outbreak. >>> the budget crisis may be over now but lawmakers on capitol hill have left behind another mess. congress went on summer vacation before resolving an issue with the faa. as a result of that, thousands of workers are laid off and some runways are going without safety inspections. how did it g g to this point? with answers on that, here's abc's john karl. >> reporter: some 200 airport construction projects have been stopped. thousands of workers sent home. >> everybody wants to play hardball, and hardball hurt us. >> report