i'm elaine quijano. for a third day, a brutal heat wave is making life miserable for more than 100 million people across the country, from texas to the great lakes and east to new england. at least six are dead. in florida, eight people were hurt in a lightning strike at clearwater beach. meg oliver has more on the brutal weather. >> reporter: much of the nation is roasting. triple digits in some places. the humidity makes it feel even hotter. under an excessive heat warning, these people waited in a line that snaked around the block just to get into a new york city public pool today. on saturday, these kids got in and took refuge under water. >> it's hot, like it could make you sweat hot. >> reporter: for others, though, the heat is extremely dangerous. new york city mayor bill de blasio declared a state of emergency lasting through the weekend. >> we have not seen temperatures like this in at least seven years. >> reporter: in washington, d.c., fountains on the mall provided relief. so did paddling on

es for i'm elaine quijano.resident trump started the day with new attacks on elijah cummings and his district in baltimore. the response from many others including the "baltimore sun" has been scathing. >> reporter: president trump defended his twitter it tirade against elijah cummings saying there is nothing racist in stating plainly what most already know that he's done a dayable job for the people of his di district and baltimore itself. the president called the city a disgusting rat infest rodent mess and nobody would want to live there. >> this is being perceived as racesest. do you understand why? >> i understand why but that doesn't mean it's racist. >> reporter: and said they called cummings over over perceived conditions following his dressing down off the acting head of homeland security. >> what does that mean when a child is sitting in their own feces? can't take a shower? come on, man. >> reporter: in baltimorer the local "sun" newspaper slammed the president in an editorial with the headline "bett

." >> quijano: good evening, i'm elaine quijano.ederal raids to round up and deport what the white house calls undocumented criminals were threatened to begin today. the operation was to take place in at least ten cities across the country. jonathan vigliotti is in los angeles. >> they have to go out. >> reporter: president trump promised a wave of federal raids sunday but so far immigration sources tell cbs news they've been limited to new york city where federal agents were seen this weekend knocking on doors. acting director matthew allbans on fox news wouldn't confirm or deny those reports. >> i won't speak to specifically anything that is going on an operational perspective. the overarching concern is the safety and security of both our officers conducting the operations and the public. >> reporter: in a statement, ice said they prioritize the arrest and removal of unlawfully pr safety and border security. but many politicians including presidential candidate amy klobuchar question the agency's and president's motive. >> if you

i'm elaine quijano. relief is in sight for the hent of millions of americans who have been suffering through a heat wave. all weekend, the heat and humidity was all but unbearable, from texas to the great lakes, and east to new england. the weather is blamed for a half-dozen deaths. and in florida, eight people were hurt, in a lightning strike at clearwater beach. here's meg oliver. >> reporter: much of the nation is roasting. under excesvethespeople waited t snaked around the block to get into a public pool. on saturday, these people got in. >> it's hot and it can make your sweat hot. >> reporter: for others, the heat is dangerous. mayor bill de blasio called for a state of emergency. >> in washington, d.c., mountains on the mall provided relief. so did paddling on the potomac. others escaped to the comfort of the smithsonian museum. the mail went out but the heat was oppressive. >> it's rough. >> reporter: at the cincinnati zoo, water roses helped eleph t elephants stay cool. the heat also buckled walk

." >> quijano: good evening, i'm elaine quijano.resident trump started his day today with new attacks on democratic congressman elijah cummings and his home district, in baltimore. so far, republicans have been mostly silent. but the response from many others -- including the "baltimore sun" -- has been scathing. here's nikole killion. >> reporter: president trump defended his twitter tirade against maryland congressman elijah cummings, saying sunday, "there is nothing racist in stating plainly what most people already know, that elijah cummings has done a terrible job for the people of his district, .nd of baltimore itself. the president doubled down after calling the city a disgusting, rat- and rodent-infested mess, and, no human being would want to live there. >> this is being perceived as racist. do you understand why? >> i understand why, but that doesn't mean that it's racist. the president is pushing back against what he sees as wrong. >> reporter: the president's acting chief of staff said the ngesident called cummings out o

dana jacobsen is off this weekend so elaine quijano is joining us. >>> today we celebrate one of thereatest accomplishments in human history. 50 years ago today, the u.s. landed on the moon and all this morning we're looking back at that defining moment and looking ahead to the future of space travel. later, we'll check in with the billionaires who want to bring the experience of space travel to everyday people. >>> it's the first man to touch the surface of the moon, neil armstrong became a hero to people across the world. they let him know with a flood of personal letters. we'll go to indiana to dive into the archive that public can look at. we'll read the incredible stories. >>> and we'll take a look at how houston, texas became a major part of the u.s. space program. >> a lot going on. >>> we begin with the dangerous and deadly heat gripping more than half the nation. tens of millions are set to boiling record-setting temperatures this weekend with heat advisories or warnings in effect from the midwest to much of the east coast. that coupled with high humidity and the heat index

i'm elaine quijano.sident trump's roundup of undocumented immigrants got underway from coast to coast. the president vowed that customs enforcement agents would make millions of arrests. the department of homeland security downgraded the number to thousands. jonathan vigliotti is in los angeles. >> they have to go out. >> reporter: president trump promise d a wave of federal rais sunday, but so far immigration sources tell cbs news they have been limited to new york city. acting director on fox news wouldn't confirm or deny those reports. >> the overarching concern when we conduct any enforcement operation is the safety and security of both our officers if it they are conducting the operation and the public. >> in a statement i.c.e. said they prioritized the arrest and removal of unlawfully present aliens who pose a threat to public safety and border security. but many politicians including presidential candidate amy klobuchar questions the president's motives. >> if he really wanted to go after security