in dallas, kris gutierrez, fox news. >>> the u.s. a record 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 pele. 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 al >>> we need to act on this issue now. 75,000 americans demand it. our country demands it. and i's irresponsible to hold hostage. these people and our country and the safety of our airways. pending some petty political gain that might be reached. >> this is the 21st extension. again, i think that the american people are tired of wasteful spending. subsy dieding passenger tickets. >> this is a lose situation that can be solved if congress gets back in town and does its job. >> wow! you thought the back and forth and the fighting was over after the debt ceiling extension. it's not. they have been sent home without pay, because this faa extension, authorization has not been passed. a bill that passed the

kris gutierrez is live in dallas.ke there. >> reporter: you know it is hot when the overnight lows bottom out in the mid 80s, i'm not kidding. lows in the mid 80s and today's forecasted high in dallas is supposed to be in around 110° and that will give us 33 consecutive days of 100-plus degree temperatures in north texas and we are inching closer and closer to the record of 42 days, set back in 1980. you know, up north of dallas they are going up for the upcoming high school football season and the district even implemented a heat policy, forcing coaches to stop practice every 20 minutes, to give kids water. here's what one mother told me. listen here: >> it is kind of scary, and like in 1980-81 i thought it was bad but this is really hot. really hot. we'll get through it. >> reporter: it is so hot, one water park dumped a ton of ice, literally one ton of i.n.s. to the wave people and the kids were excited about that and we are coming up with creative ways to keep cool and pastors are encouraging parishioners to pray

kris gutierrez has update from the hot zone. >> today marks 33 consecutive days that the mercury topped mark -- century mark if dallas. record is 42 days in 1980. the health department is reporting 12 heat related deaths this year, three more than last year's total. this is just the third day of august which is the hotst month of the year. >> it's scary in 1980-'81 it was bad but this is hot. really hot. we can get through it. >> the u.s. drought monitor shows large portion of the south and southeast are experiencing severe drought. texas is by far the worst with 75% of the state and the driest rating possible. >> it's so hot, water is evaporating from lakes across the state at an alarming rate. low water levels in nacogdoches texas revealed this tank from the space shuttle "columbia" which broke apart in reentry more than eight years ago. >> even local water parks are coming up with creative ways to keep cool. this dumped ice in wade pool. >> we had to get in the water to cool off. >> the high school football practice began this week in texas. louisville, north of dallas, the district

. >> shepard: kris gutierrez live in our dallas newsroom. thanks. is now investigating whether human remains are those of the legendary sky jacker d.b. cooper. as the story goes on thanksgiving in 1971, a tall man hijacked a seattle-bound jet and parachuted from the thing with $200,000 in cash. investigators say they never found his body. only a fraction of the money ever turned up when a child dug up by a river near vancouver. a lot of folks say d.b. cooper could not have survived that jump. but if the fbi finds the remains are his. it would mean he lived some 30 years after pulling the get hity a stolen car. it's whether you get back up and shoot the suspect with a stun gun. really that matters. look at this police officer in the united united kingdom here,e that just getting out of a car as a man driving that stolen bmw slams into it sending the cop flying. he gets back up. watch this. he chases the suspect into the bushes. and eventually the cop caught his guy. tased him even. the man pleaded guilty to several charges, including failing to stop

kris gutierrez, thanks. jenna: how about this item that is usually part of summer barbecue.fety experts searching for the source of a deadly salmonella outbreak linked to ground turkey. one person has died and 76 people have got even sick and we still don't know where the bad meat is coming from. doug mcelway is live in washington. >> reporter: the most important information first here if you must eat ground turkey you need to cook it thoroughly, well done only, that is the best way to eliminate the risk of salmonella poisoning. the latest news now, the giant minnesota meat processing company cargill says it has been contact taed by the fda as part of a salmonella outbreak investigation. it says it is working with the usda but has not been named as the culprit. 76 people have been sickened by the illness. one of them has died. here is a break down of where the illness is occurring. michigan 10 cases, ohio 10 cases. tech as 9 illnesses. illinois 7, california 6 and pennsylvania five and many others in many other states. a few troubling things about the salmonella outbreak, th

kris gutierrez, thank you. the heat creating problems of a different sort.temperatures are bringing out critters apparently on the hunt for something to drink. unfortunately they're looking to quench their thirst inside people's homes. >> there's a ton of them right now. they're all eating my tomatoes. >> humidity is low outside and the rodents will try to find something in the home. shannon: experts say there are a few things you can do to minimize rodent risk. reducing vegetation around your home. ceiling up any holes around the pipes and of course setting up traps. >>> this is a fox news alert. the feds now hunting for the source after killer salmonella outbreak linked to ground turkey. so far at least one person has died and 76 more have gotten sick over a total of 26 states since the outbreak began in march. doug mckelway has latest from washington. >> reporter: good afternoon, shannon. one thing that anybody who eats ground turkey should do to be perfectly safe, cook the turkey thoroughly. use a meat thermometer to make the center of the meat is the 16

kris gutierrez is live with us. >> reporter: they were responding to an officer down distress call onptember 4th 2005 days after curbing katrina when witnesses say they did not fully assess the situation but just started shooting at innocent people walking along that bridge. today four officers were found guilty of firing their guns, two of whom were found guilty of firing fatal shots. all five officers were found guilty of covering up the crime by flying tphrauls report false reports and planting a gun. >> the vast majority of the men and women in blue out there who sacrifice every day do precisely that. they put the safety of the citizens ahead of everybody else. these men did not. >> reporter: two officers, this one here, officer bowen and another officer falcon were found guilty of firing the two fatal shots, but the jury found that their actions did not constitute murder. while all five defendants face lengthy sentences, shannon, no one faces life in prison in this case. back to you in new york. shannon: thank you very much, kris. he's the senior senator from the state of massach