elaine? >> quijano: meg oliver, thank you. meteorologist kristen cornett from kmov, our st. louis affiliate, has the forecast. >> reporter: elaine, it's going to be another really hot day on monday in the southern plains. check out dallas, expecting a forecast high of 103. 94 in memphis. st. louis and cincinnati looking for 89, 95 in new york city, but it's the heat index, what it's going to feel like out there, that's going to be so intense monday afternoon. peak heat index of 96 in new york city. 95 in st. louis, 104 is what it's going to feel like in memphis, tennessee. now, there is the threat for some severe weather on monday, as well. it's a low-end threat for parts of the northeast into new england. a little bit higher threat for severe weather as we get into the central plains into the upper midwest. looking ahead to the fourth of july holiday, mostly cloudy and 69 in san francisco. sunny and 108 in phoenix. sunshine through the central plains. scattered storms in the lower mississippi valley where dallas is expected 96. 88 in new orleans. some scattered thunderstorms

elaine? >> quijano: ben tracy, thank you.liver spoke with a cave- diving expert about why the thai rescue mission is considered one m the most complicated ever. >> reporter: after more than two weeks trapped in this dark cave, eight boys and their soccer coach are waiting their turn for the risky escape. >> this is the most scary situation that i think a person could go through. r: aar mirza is the national coordinator of the national cave rescue mission. >> you can't make a horror movie that would even compare, and i have been involved in cave rescue for 30 years. and i cannot even think of one that was this complicated. >> reporter: the path out is a dangerous one. 13 foreign and five thai divers have to navigate dark and tight passageways filled with murky water and strong currents. two divers will accompany one child as they stick to a cave line that stretches the entire mile-and-a-half distance. divers have trained the boys with scuba equipment for the areas they must swim underwater for extended periods. >> the trust fa

i'm elaine quijano.e begin in california, where the death toll from a massive fire burning north of sacramento is climbing. police say a sixth body has been found, but provided no further details. the other victims include a great-grandmother and two children. the carr fire has destroyed more than 500 buildings and is threatening more than 5,000 structures. more than 38,000 people have been evacuated. it is only 5% contained. more than 12,000 firefighters are battling 17 large wildfires across california. carter evans is near redding with the latest. >> reporter: as the carr fire continues to burn through seemingly endless amounts of dry brush near redding. more than 3,400 firefighters are racing to contain it. and today, where flames have already scorched entire neighborhoods, authorities are searching through the rubble for those who are still missing. did you hear any evacuation order? >> no, none. >> reporter: nothing at all? >> i was at the house until-- i was only gone about 15 minutes when my wife

i'm elaine quijano. officials in thailand say the operation to rescue the 12 boys and their coach is going better than expected. so far, four boys have been taken out of that flooded cave. officials say they were chosen to go first because they are the healthiest. in this photo, emergency personnel are taking one of the boys to the helicopter on the left. there were several ambulances at the scene. emergency personnel were lined up ready to help. the ambulances later arrived at a hospital in chang rye. ben tracy isesm eave are nore in thealted the next threee days. this is also where they will be reunited with their families. as soon as they got out of the cave, they were first put on helicopters and air lifted from the scene. they were then transferred to ambulances and brought here to this hospital where they will be medically evaluated. now, the head of this rescue operation says that all of this went very smoothly, that it went better than they had even expected. he said that now the next part of the

i'm elaine quijano.r: this is the cbs overnight news. >> welcome to the overnight news. i'm elaine quijano. an army of firefighters is struggling to contain explosive wildfires burning in california. more than 12,000 firefighters are battling 17 large wildfires across the state. the biggest and most destructive is the carr fire north of sacramento. fast-moving flames have killed at least five people. more than 500 structures are destroyed. another 5,000 are being threatened. more than 38,000 people have been forced to evacuate. carter evans is in the fire zone near redding. >> reporter: as the carr fire seems to burn through seemingly endless dry amounts of brush near redding, more than a 3,400 firefighters are racing to contain it. and today where flames have already scorched entire neighborhoods, authorities are searching through the rubble for those who are still missing. >>> did you hear any evacuation orders? >> no, none. >> reporter: nothing at all? >> i was at the house until -- i was only gone ab

i'm elaine quijano. the dangerous heat wave expected to peak in the northeast. forecasters say it won't go away any time soon and could last until the 4th of july. meg oliver takes a look at how some people are coping with the heat. >> reporter: sizzling temperatures beat down on thousands of determined athletes in the new york city triathlon sunday. >> the weather did get a bit hotter and humi were ae todl g conditions shut down the event early. >> for the safety of the runners. >> reporter: the mercury reached the mid 90s, but the real feel temperature hit over 100 degrees. the oppressive heat wave stretches from the midwest with cities like detroit, cleveland and indianapolis breaking records near 100 to as far north as buffalo and burlington, baking in extreme heat and humidity. in chicago the fire department hosed down the michigan avenue draw bridge which was stuck together from the extreme heat. across the region, folks resorted to fountains and pools to find relief. while some volleyball players