. >> and then you have ithaca there at number two, ithaca, number two, most livable.ca for three years so i can fact check you there and say no. >> you didn't like it? >> i had a good time there, but i wouldn't put ithaca at the top of a list for cities about anything under any circumstance ever. >> ooh. >> wonderful people. love the people of ithaca. but i would say no on the fact checking. but tell us about how a small town like ithaca ends up on that list. and we wanted to give a shout out to asheville. tell us about both of those. >> with ithaca and all the cities really, we put it out online and so the town people rallied their base. so you could vote every round. the people of ithaca, they have a lot of pride in where they live and they came out. the civic leaders rallied the people, they shared it with their friends on social media and they just had a great showing. also, i've been to ithaca and i say i kind of like it there. >> kinda. is kinda like top of the list? >> we like to say the official cycle position is pro-ithaca. sam, you also did your own rankings

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60s. 59 chicago, 59 omaha, but all eyes have been from detroit to baltimore which had record rain, ithaca york had nearly 13 inches of rain. they got more in one day than they get in a entire summer. watch right there, it just came in and kaboom, that is a slow moving system. you get 13 inches in 8 hours, think of what's happening. there's life-threatening issues. this will fall apart. this is setting the stage for other patterns. this is staying out of our area right now. there are a few high clouds. the low cloud deck is way below average on the temperatures. it's near average, nearly below. they're pretty close. not much change into thursday. temperatures will rebound a little bit. a hoe hum straities quo as he this say. >> 5:49, retailers held steady during july. consumers spent more at gas stations and grocery stores last month. less on cars. they expected retail sales to be up. it's also the worst report in 6 months. retail sales are considered a major factor in the us economy. >>> people may be getting less in their checks, that's because the government is seizing some of the money

this morning parts of new york, ithaca, new york, seeing temperatures only in the 40's. it is august and you are waking up to temperatures in the 40's. it is well below average. across portions of the plains 101 for a high in phoenix and 80 degrees in the city of la. over the next few days those temperatures will warm up across portions of the northeast and be closer to normal. otherwise as far as flooding goes the next big area we are looking at is across parts of the rockies. the monsoon moisture continuing to produce heavy rain, flash flood watches are in effect. >> maria molina. thank you. >> he checked himself into rehab in june to get some help. but robin williams' downward spiral of depression may have started last year on the set of his tv show. he fell off the wagon when he insisted on having real drinks while he was shooting a scene. he had been sober since 2006. we are hearing more from his family his son zachary asking fans to be gentle, kind and generous. cody his son said there are no words strong enough to describe the love and respect i have for my father

those are areas like ithaca. it is going to stay below average as well through the afternoon hours. across cleveland and other parts of ohio. farther west we still have flooding concerns. parts of colorado and new mexico could be looking at heavy rains. flash flood watches in effect. >> i got a flood alert at 2:30 in the morning. by 5-45 moi neighborhood was going to be -- by 5:45 my neighborhood was going to be flooded. 23 minutes before the thop of the hour. >> with over 10 million copies sold since its 1993 release. >> the giver is hitting the big screen and conservatives are taking a novel look. >> people chose to do away with emotions. those morning injections, take them away. >> people have the freedom to choose, they choose wrong. >> for more we're going to step into the fox light with the vice president of marketing michael tammero. good morning. what do you think of the movie? >> i saw it last night. it was pretty good. i was not biased by having read the book previously. so many people say it doesn't live up to the book. this book has a huge fan base, ten million copies, a

ithaca, new york, only 70 degrees. erie, pennsylvania, 68.ty about 79 which is five degrees below average. even washington, d.c. at 81 degrees. normally they're up around 88 for this time of year. it is certainly going to be much, much cooler than you'd expect this time of year. the first cold front bought us all the rain. it's the secondary cold front that is reenforcing the colder air. showers in the great lakes. in the southwest we have flash flood watches in effect tore the heavier downpours that cou >>> good morning. i'm "first alert" meteorologist brittney shipp. as we head into the rest of today temperatures will stay below average ranging between 78 and 81 degrees. mostly sunny. less humid for us. and our wind speeds are going to be gusting up to 20 miles per hour as we head into the afternoon. we also have the possibility of a stray shower into your early evening hours. heading into tomorrow, 79 degrees and gorgeous. saturday and sunday, we have a chance of showers, hotter and humid. >> that's your latest forecast. >>> apparently we

ithaca, new york, only 70 degrees. erie, pennsylvania, 68.k city about 79 which is five degrees below average. even washington, d.c. at 81 degrees. normally they're up around 88 for this time of year. it is certainly going to be much, much cooler than you'd expect this time of year. the first cold front bought us all the rain. it's the secondary cold front that is reenforcing the colder air. showers in the great lakes. in the southwest we have flash flood watches in effect tore the he >>> right now we're watching a misty drive across the goltden gate bridge. 60 degrees with low clouds. san jose different story, mostly cloud free, 62, and towards the afternoon, 80s around san jose. so probably near and close to 90 degrees. highs in the low 80s around santa rosa. upper 80s close to 90 in livermore today. they will climb up to the weekend. low 90s and out towards the north bay, highs in the mid-80s for the upcoming weekend. >> that's your latest forecast. >>> apparently we have a mystery guest getting set to join willie in the orange room. clue