>> he was swimming on these beaches of lake michigan. there was a clear understanding where the white beaches and did and the black beaches began. self segregation. he got confused or got careless and swam into the white area of lake michigan. it is preposterous to talk about now. some whites against throwing stones at him, perhaps it was a stone hit him, he drowned. this was a time of tremendous tension. african-americans who served in the military had come back to chicago. having fought for democracy and experienced world travel, said, we are not going to put up with this anymore. there was tension about jobs

there are daily temperature swings in lake michigan especially when you're at the shore. that's why weather is important and these swimmers keep track of the wind direction and wave heights. >> when you see an east wind, that usually means warm weather with coming back our way. >> reporter: ruth typically waits for temperatures to be in the 50s. but with an upcoming triathlon she needs to prepare for the cold. >> there were a couple of times i stopped to catch my breath again so a good reminder to stay calm and to just, you know, keep going and just keep swimming. >> reporter: preparing also keeps you safe. for amateurs these conditions are still danger and hypothey remember ya can set in within minutes. >> 30 feet of water. you can see the sandy bottom below you. >> reporter: day after day they lose themselves in the beauty of the great lakes despite the icy water. >> and that's what's making news in america this morning. >> stay with us for "good morning america." have a great thursday. >> we are following a developing story on this thursday july 10, an hours long stand

lake michigan is up 2.9 ft since its record low of 2013. the waves are way down today. at this moment 0.7 ft. waves. 1.6 ft. waves at michigan city compare that to the peak of 8.5 ft. in the middle of the lake. the reason is the wind is blowing. first of all they're coming in from the northwest. that does not cover as much water. there later today than they were. here is our big and mass. little instability cumin showing up for it there. the cool air reaches way down here to the south. that is ready thunderstorms are going to develop an organized fashion today. it is warm in florida and along the gulf coast. here in the midwest we have tempered temperatures. this is the time of the year ripken be sweltering in the '90s. even up in the prairie provinces of canada and to the northwest territories temperatures are way up into the '70s. mid-80s up there yesterday. 1,800 mi. to the northwest. the jet stream buckles' around the warm air. and then crashes down on us with cooler air that produces highs like these. 73 at all here yesterday is equivalent to the normal high on sept

>> he was swimming on these beaches of lake michigan. there was a clear understanding where the white beaches and did and the blackd beaches began. self segregation. he got confused or got careless and swam into the white area of lake michigan. it is preposterous to talk about now. some whites began throwing stones at him, perhaps it was a stone hit him, he drowned. this was a time of tremendous tension. african-americans who'd served in the military had come back to chicago. having fought for democracy and experienced world travel, said, we are not going to put up with this anymore. there was tension about jobs with the returning soldiers and all the rest. chicago was a tinderbox and it exploded in some of the worst racial rioting in american history. >> how did that relate to baseball? >> it is my theory that baseball helped heal this. not least when in 1947 jackie robinson came to town. you began to have a more, even on the north side, a more integrated experience at the ballpark. >> go back to when you started saying about doing this

. >> every year, the unger family spent their vacation on the western shore of lake michigan in a place called watervale. >> it's almost a sanctuary for them where they can go someplace else in the state and reconnect with the world and forget about the rest of the world and reconnect with themselves and their families and the loved ones. >> florence worked as a bank loan officer. her husband mark, a mortgage broker, was also a well known radio personality. >> mark unger had a sports radio show and was somewhat of a celebrity within their circle of friends. >> their vacation in 2003 was like most others. the ungers had checked into their cabin, had dinner, and mark spent time with their two sons while florence was outside for some fresh air. >> mark read a story to the boys, sang them a song, put them to bed, kissed them goodnight and came back out to the deck, and florence wasn't on the deck. >> mark assumed florence went next door to the friends' cabin since their lights were on. not wanting to leave the children alone, mark went to bed. when he awoke just after dawn, florence still w

francisco could offer but now open space advocates in chicago promise to sue saying the land on lake michigan is supposed to be preserved for public use. >>> well, let's get a check on our weekend forecast. i guess it's the same old same old, right? >> it's difficult as a forecaster because you have to find a different way to say the same thing every day! [ laughter ] >> but actually, the hardest part is trying to forecast exactly when the clouds will burn off the coast. good afternoon, everybody. stemming out right now, -- stepping out right now, air temperatures responding nicely to the sunshine at 74 degrees in san jose. but where it's cloudy, it is cool. it is 63 in san francisco. 65 oakland. heavy drizzle in santa rosa in the last hour and a half at 64 degrees. i'm not anticipating clearing at ocean beach today so we are socked in at the beaches. we are experiencing a typical summertime weather pat elementary bay area with normal temperatures for this time of the year, with typical summertime weather patterns. high pressure over the four corners states isn't going anywhere. it's not impr

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it's now right over the top of lake michigan. the cool air has arrived. how chilly? i think 47 classifies as chilly in rapid city. it went down to 46 and tied a record low. it's cool. you don't need the air-conditioning today in wichita and st. louis and kansas city. that's pretty rare for the middle of july. appreciate the free by days from mother nature. the rain isn't too prolific. we have thunderstorms south of buffalo. hit and miss showers from kentucky to west virginia. the timing blows up this afternoon. 60 million people under a slight risk of slight storms. there's red from d.c. to philadelphia your timing looks to be 3:00 and 6:00. tonight by 1:00 a.m. we could get half rain over the new york city area. significant airport delays through the day. all the mess clears out by wednesday afternoon. the east coast will have nice dry air. >> thank goodness! bring it on! we deserve it. >> major layoffs could be ahead for one of america's biggest employers. a group of honduran children are back home after being deported by the u.s. >>> how the idea for selling more

if you're going to lake michigan today.s is the way the water temperatures lineup. 72 degrees fairly mild. it is in the '50s. 64 degrees and a rainbow beach. a good indicator that if you're going to be in the water did not spend too terribly long and the water. hypothermia is a concern. we are expecting. and thunderstorms will most likely hold off until very late in the afternoon. the finest some of those storms could be strong to severe. the primary threat. chris some potential for both of those things. >> for the time being we will find out what the rest of the afternoon is going to bring chicago. hot and humid conditions. >> at temperatures should range between 90-94 degrees. partly cloudy skies again storms possible. some should be strong to severe. >> look at those high temperatures. a little too high on one side. 78-83. >> that is what happens on a tight too fast. >> with his biggest creditor lake by >> with his biggest creditor lake by surface areafow good afternoon. first came his pick three. the first winning numbe

the wind continuing off lake michigan. for tonight mostly clear skies. the wind died down substantially. temperatures below normal again. 55-54 degrees. 76-80 degrees. if you have plans for fighting temperatures will recover a little bit. clouds will be on the increase this afternoon. a good possibility we could see some evening storm in the area. >> i will save those details for the later update. >> two women in iowa are celebrating a momentous milestone together. been friends for 72 years. both women turned 100 this summer. spending time together drinking coffee and laughing a lot. also make a point to stay as active as possible. i have always worked hard. >> the woman said they're not into eating super healthily. they like to fill their time with their loved ones. and i comic '80s group is suing a chicago area fan club. time for today's trivia. which of these south american country's borders to lotiontwo .rist at farmers, we make you smarter about auto insurance, because the more you know, the more we can help you. cut. lower. shave. chop. and drop yo

. >> but on september 30th, 2011, high waves on lake michigan pummeled the shoreline raging out of controlrst realized something out of the ordinary was happening that morning when i got up. >> eric is surprised to see enormous waves crashing against the shoreline below. he records the scene to show friends and then heads out to investigate. >> waves were coming up 20, 30 feet in the air and crashing out well across the jogging path and right up to the street. >> people are still using the path along the lake. many unaware of the danger just ahead, until it's too late. >> people pressed up against the fence by the path, literally grabbing on as the waves are coming in off the lake. when i saw people from the other side turning around and going back and people wiping out in front of me, i thought, it's not safe. >> across town at the national weather service forecast office, meteorologist mike bardu is monitoring high winds in the area. >> we had several hundred mile of wind coming from the north aiming at this particular point at the shore that was facing almost straight north. >> the s cu

and the storm kept swimmers out of lake michigan. there is a ban on swimming on chicago beaches due to concerns about the water quality. heavy rains overloaded the sewer system and stormwater tunnels causing sewage to flow into the lake. swimming will be allowed again when test results show it's ok. no word on when the results will come back. there's a temporary delay on the riverwalk expansion project because of flooding. heavy rains raised chicago river levels, putting the construction area under water. work will resume once the water is drained or pumped out. the plan calls for a new walkway connection under the dearborn street bridge. taking a look at the *other top stories this morning. hammond school superintendent doctor walter watkins is in critical condition, after suffering a severe beating at the hands of a home invader. when the power went out during monday night's storms, someone broke into watkins' home, beat him up, and stole his car. his sister discovered him, badly wounded, when she stopped by the home yesterday morni

elsewhere we are cooler looking the other side of lake michigan its mid-50s. 57 in waukegan. 56 in kankakee here's what we can expect, 79 degrees for the high. no rain the entire weekend. next chance of showers is wednesday. time for traffic. >> watching a new fire with crews in the area along often. looks like basically of and is blocked off from washington over to colombia. once that clears will let you know. crews will be in that area fighting that fire. in bound to 90 resurfacing work all the way to the circle. three of the left lanes are closed. 10 minutes ago we're watching a long line of congestion going into that spot. right now everyone is moving through pretty well there is a good chance that they should have been cleaned up early. looks like that will be wrapped up in about 15 minutes. >>marcus is here ... hi marcus! >> every once in awhile you run into somebody with a million- dollar idea and you just know when you see it it's going to be a ridiculous hit. we met a local chef the other day that invented a new way to bring dessert into the bar. >> will rogers has been working as

one person suggested building a superhighway out in lake michigan to relieve traffic congestion on "the drive." another said build a subway for c-t-a buses or dedicate one lane for buses. state officials say they are looking for any and all suggestions. >> are searching for the solution identified by the public. at this stage of the process, we are looking for any ideas to carry ford to identify ranges of solutions. >>the study period for improving "the drive" is not expected to end until 20-16. any construction is not expected to begin until 20-19 at the earliest. have you ever wondered what fireworks look like up close? check this out... a man strapped a 'go pro' camera to a 'phantom 2 drone,' then flew it right into a fireworks show in west palm beach, florida. the only problem -- it's illegal. authorities established a no-fly zone to protect the public. the guy posted this video to youtube, and now police are trying to track him down. he faces at least five years in prison and a 40-thousand dollar fine. but look at the images he got! that's pretty cool. >> just try to bring some dut

. >> the coach i always wanted ...three men were rescued after their boat capsized on lake michigan. rescuers received a distress call just before eight last night. they found a 19-foot sailboat overturned near montrose harbor, where a number of boats were racing to return as a big storm was moving in. the men were not injured. new developments overnight in the war in gaza. another u.n. school was hit this morning. palestinians were taking refuge there. 19 people died, and 125 were injured. the death toll is now more than 12 hundred in more than three weeks of fighting. the palestinian authority wants a cease-fire... but hamas refuses to stop its rocket attacks on israel until israel calls off its *blockade of gaza. israel and egypt say the blockade is their only hope of slowing the flow of *weapons into gaza, and into the hands of hamas. investigators will try to reach the malaysia airlines crash site for a 4-th straight day. they've had to turn back because of fighting between ukraine and rebels in the area. andrew spencer has more. >> the sounds of violence in the distance stop in

getting down to the wire as the world cup gets closer to the champ yoychbility looking out over lake michigans show in chicago tonight america celebrates 238 birthday. look at this view of oakland if you look in the middle of the screen there you see them lighting up a lot of fireworks going off. those are you say tomato? old el paso says diced tomato stand 'n stuff chicken tacos. you say, what's for dinner? old el paso says, start somewhere fresh. how do you helper? make helper with your favorite ingredients, for a fresh taste you'll love. helper. make it yours. helpers three-pack available at walmart. >> several people were hurt in hay speed chase involving a stolen tesla in los angeles today. the tesla crashed into 3 other cars before hitting a building. the high praise electric car then split in two. all started call to the police at 1:00 a.m. officers chased the tesla until they got that an accident. tesla driver kept going but then crashed as well short time later. firefighters had to rescue several people from one of the other cars. >> world cup team back in action. 1 had the host coun

they claim it would be a violence of city ordinance were created protect public space next to lake michiganchicago bears fans opposed saying the museum would interfere with their pre-game tailgating. but chicago mayor is rest will you tell saying the museum would bring in jobs and have economic benefit. >> oakland space science center is marking the 45 anniversary of the apollo moon land thanksgiving sunday with look at the future of space travel. these lucky visitors got to take the control of the challenger learning center. simulate the spacecraft that the let them play astronaut. even got to wear special nasa outfit. today mission similar lited landing on the planet mars. honorary astronaut trouble shoot potential issues like problems with the oxygen system. that was a lot of fun for the kids. >> pretty exciting for them. >> anything in the weather department. >> that's exciting for now. we are happy. >> so much nicer when you are not uncomfortable walking around outside. but the humanity is going to come back. >> so we have to get back in it for saturday and sunday. >> i know i hesitant

chicago firefighters rescue a man from lake michigan on the north side. hundreds of undocumented children from the mexican border and the release renovation project is ready. we have more details. things for joining us. erin will join us later. you'll get the morning headlines in just a moment. first and look at your forecast. yesterday was a good one. >> '70s. no committee. let's look at our day. showers later but not so much today. clouds will bring to temperatures above four degrees below the average. the good news is, the rain will hold off until either late tonight or saturday. earlier this week it looks like they're brain could ride in the evening. 65 degrees right now. 59 in morris. the rest of the region we have light cloud cover. right now what i think you could still have that unobstructed view for about 30 minutes before it sets. satellite composite shows we are dry. tonight, we have a 20 percent chance of rain today's high crimes up to 80. tonight's load is down to 65. shares and storms are likely on saturday. could be a heavy dose of rain by

here's the front where it is slicing right through the great lakes to the northern part of the lake michigan moving eastward. doesn't look like much. but late tomorrow afternoon showers and storms begin to fire up with that moisture and that heat over the delaware valley 5:67:89 o'clock, 6:00 o'clock, 7:00 o'clock in the evening across philadelphia and then begins to clear the region by early thursday morning. but even late thursday afternoon down the shore there could be a few showers, associated with this. so in the meantime we are just looking at, dry conditions. it will be steamy late this afternoon but humidity comes oppressive, and some places it will feel like 100 degrees by tomorrow afternoon. during late night hours sky will be partly cloudy, mug toy low 72. high temperatures, 91 degrees, tomorrow, with heat and humidity, and some late afternoon and evening thunderstorms. on the exclusive eyewitness weather three day forecast, thursday 84 with morning showers and then clearing skies, by friday, the the high of 48 with sunny and pleasant conditions, shore temperatures will be in the

. >> the water temperature in lake michigan this summer is 10 degrees below normal. 7 degrees. at beaches in the milwaukee area that's unprecedented. it isn't stopping these intrepid early morning swimmers. >> wow. they collect data on the lake's temperatures so other swimmers can decide if they want to take a dip, but they also say the icy temperatures make the water crystal clear. >> i would never go out if it is under 82 degrees. i'm a florida girl. >> really? even if it is crystal clear? >> no. my in-laws have a heated pool. >> have you done the polar bear jump? >> what is the polar bear jump? >> first of january. jump in the cold water at coney island. wonderful. >> no! why would anybody do that? >> i did it. it was invigorating. >> would you do it today? >> i don't know swimming long term in 47-degree water. anything invigorating, why not? >> maybe tomorrow morning. >> she says no. send you out with a live camera. >> okay. coming up in "the skinny". remember the big dispute on "the view" involving rosie o'donnell and elisabeth hasselbeck. the fight is far from o

we have to zoom out far and go out to chicago, to see some rain around that area around lake michigan, st. louis getting pounded with thunderstorms. we had strong storms moving through boston area last night and mostly out of here. here is your future cast for the rest of the day to day. we didn't have any thunderstorms yesterday, today may be a different story, we may be okay through about noon, maybe a few showers north and west of the city but it is not until this evening, maybe until after 8:00 o'clock according to these computer models that we expect strong thunderstorms to start to move through. we will go into more details about that but again, 77 degrees in philadelphia with relative humidity at 69 percent. southeasterly breeze at 7 miles april hour and we are grateful for any breeze at this point. sunrise time is 5:40. so are we in the middle of another heat wave? it could have been day one yesterday, 93. average high 87. today's high should be around 94, hazy, hot and humid with thunderstorms popping up later on in the evening. that is your tuesday forecast from the weather

but now open space advocates in chicago are promising to sue saying the land along lake michigan is supposedto be preserved for public use. >>> it's putting santa clara on the map. the new state-of-the-art home of the san francisco 49ers is ready for some football. >> sure is. you probably haven't seen a stadium like this ever. >> 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 whoo! [ applause and cheers ] >> there we go. a big party yesterday. the ribbon-cutting ceremony was held at the $1.3 billion football stadium. the festivities included dignitaries and many of the people who worked to get that stadium built. talk about cutting edge design. there's naturally sourced local wood lounges in the lounges there, glass, metal and stone throughout the complex giving it a modern look. it's already won the hearts of a lot of people. >> you can feel the difference. and now that the fans are going to feel the difference. >> this wasn't something that just happened overnight. >> it took years. gourmet kitchens will cook most of that locally sourced food from scratch with more live fire stoves and pizza ovens than any stadium in the

on lake michigan, check this baby out. my son dave picked up a 12-pound rainbow. that's right.igan this ye because of the amount of ice out there. so the fish are scattered, but they're a little safer now that i'm in the studio and dave had a heck of a time with our team out there. what's not safe, golf scrambling across america. boys from north dakota went to sheboygan at the green bay packer hall of fame golf tournament. that's right. we won her. 15 under par. so fisher safe, scrambling across america are not. >>> stick around. rapid response panel is next. >>> your cnbc market wrap, the dow gains 5 points, s&p falls three, nasdaq sheds 24 points. yahoo! shares higher after you are hoes. earnings and revenue a tad light, but investors comforted by new details about its stake in alibaba. intel is gaining ground in late trading. the company the results topped estimates thanks to strong pc demand, and fed chair janet yellen testified before the senate banking committee. she said the economic recovery was not yet complete. that's it from cnbc, first in business worldwide. you bri

for the plastic beads in samples of water taken from rivers in and around chicago, as well as lake michiganst year, sherri mason at the state university of new york in fredonia found anywhere from 1,500 to 1.1 million microbeads per square mile in the great lakes-- the world's largest source of freshwater. >> what we're interested in doing is determining concentration, determining the source of microplastic and also different types of these small plastic pieces that we find in the river. >> reporter: so far, hoellein says his research shows that the synthetic microbeads are coming from treated wastewater that flows into sanitary canals and rivers, which feed into larger bodies of water. >> our initial findings from the north shore channel showed very high concentrations of microplastic downstream of our wastewater effluent source, and in fact our concentrations were higher than what had been found in ocean. not only did we find it, but we found a lot of material. >> reporter: in june, governor pat quinn signed into law legislation making illinois the first state in the union to ban the manu

last thing he did was the planning for the chicago world fair of 1893, the great white city on lake michigan. but this was the man who brought the idea of the city park to america and even the national park. the reason we have a national park system is basically because of him. on the lowerux, left. short, english, quiet. and nobody paid attention to him. this is america. he knew that. he said the plan for the park was awful. he knew it could be better and that he needed a charismatic figure that would really draw people's attention and that was olmstead. olmstead, apparently, was extremely charismatic. people think he was manic depressive. he would have long bouts of depression and then he would come out of it and he could run the world. he could take on politicians, the wealthy. he could take on working-class people. he ran a mining operation in california. the miners had to be paid less or the mine would go bankrupt. they almost had a riot. he talked them out of it. this guy had guts. this guy could stand up to new york politicians to california miners. olmstead by himself would never hav

and it's not just oceans, rip current warnings keeping swimmers out of lake michigan too.count for 80% of rescues and every year nearly 100 people drown in the u.s. because of them. but this morning, a possible life saver. researchers testing out these green and yellow contraptions hoping they can track rip currents and warn swimmers before it's too late. >> each of these units has a gps unit inside it that records its position every second. we put them in the areas where we think the rip currents are likely. >> reporter: for the first time on the east coast 22 of these data logging drifters were released into a weak rip current on a north carolina beach this week. >> any beach with breaking waves will have rips and if you don't know what a rip current is, you're at risk so start learning about them and talking to lifeguards. >> reporter: now, experts say when rip currents are dangerous even michael phelps can't keep up so noaa advises, stay calm, don't fight the current and swim in the direction of the shoreline until you're free of the current then swim at an angle to sh

. >>> rough west r weather in the midwest forced swimmers to abandon beaches in lake michigan.ted about hazardous beach conditions involving high waves, rough surf an dangerous rip doesn'ts. several water spouts were spotted throughout the day. >>> the midwest and great plains could have record lows this morning while its triple-digit heat out west. >> it's part of a huge system dividing the country in half. accu-weather meteorologist jim dickey has the latest. jim, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, rina and devon. keeping it unseasonably cool across much of the nation's mid section. many spots challenging record lows. 50 bismarck. 49 pea yar. in mipts, the atmosphere works in waves where it dives down across the mid section and keeps the cool air in place. a sea saw effect reaching across the northwest. that keeps the heat wave going across washington, oregon, nevada, many spots in the 90s. this pattern will not be holding that heat as we head forward in to next week. in particular they will be spreading back out. major warmup will come in to the northern plains. rina a

near record-breaking wave, the third highest they've ever recorded in july and parts in lake michiganwith chicago in the background. once they got down that far you saw some waves around 12 feet even. so look at this. the great lakes still having some showers and along this cold front you could actually in parts of wisconsin, northern michigan today see hail and some strong winds. but where the sunshine is comes the 80-degree temperatures. minneapolis at 0, 80 for chicago, a lot cooler behind there, of course, the red flag warnings in place for california, oregon too because you get that wind and you may have some stray lightning bowls so that may be an issue and high wind warnings in parts of wash >> thanks, ginger, david murphy on the terrace. man is it nice this morning with temperatures in the 50's and 60's, a little light breeze. 80 is today's high. low humidity. very nice for this time of year. 84 little warmer tomorrow and then more humid on >> all that weather brought to you by walgreens and today here in the northeast, beautiful. drier, less humid. feels good. >> fantastic. >

near record-breaking wave, the third highest they've ever recorded in july and parts in lake michiganthere it is with chicago in the background. once they got down that far you saw some waves around 12 feet even. so look at this. the great lakes still having some showers and along this cold front you could actually in parts of wisconsin, northern michigan today see hail and some strong winds. but where the sunshine is comes the 80-degree temperatures. minneapolis at 0, 80 for chicago, a lot cooler behind there, of course, the red flag warnings in place for california, oregon too because you get that wind and you may have some stray lightning bowls so that may be an issue and high wind warnings in parts of >> all that weather brought to you by walgreens and today here in the northeast, beautiful. drier, less humid. feels good. >> fantastic. >> i'll run for five minutes today. >> perfect running weather. >> i'm not sure i should do this tease. good fuss for anybody who has morning sickness. it actually may mean that you're going to have a healthy baby. >> see, there's an upside. >> i li

lake area. there's michigan city. our models predict sketch of hours this afternoon. an isolated thunderstorm. there's the evening picture. pretty quiet until the clouds began increasing. once these pass on humidities will drop and you get into a more comfortable air mass. an estimate of how much rain will come down in the short term. we keep this pattern going. we may get over an inch of rain in some areas. our farmers tell us that the corn crop is doing exceptionally well. i'll show you the wind terrebonne and for me northwest tip the pollen count is high on the mold found. there the sun burned times. you want to a the sunscreen today. here is the forecast. may yet seen isolated thunderstorms and spots. a few of them and produce downpours and gusty winds. an early thunderstorm exits the area tomorrow. not quite as warm. high-temperature 80 tomorrow. gorgeous midweek weather. more comfortable humidity is. these readings and actually quite modest. it has been kind and nice summer. >> the fifth state. dancers still to >> the fifth state. dancers still to fow midday win

. >>> and rough weather in the midwest has forced swimmers to abandon beaches along lake michigan.nditions involving high waves, rough surf and dangerous rip currents. several waterspouts were spotted throughout the day. >>> meanwhile, the midwest and great plains could have record lows this morning while its triple-digit heat out west. >> it's part of a huge system dividing the country in half. accuweather meteorologist jim dickey has the latest on. jim, good morning. >> good morning, reena and devin. keeping it unseasonably cool here this morning out across much of the nation's midsection. many spots challenging record lows. 50, bismarck. 49 in pierre. falling to 55 before the sun rises in minneapolis. you have to remember, the atmosphere works in waves where it dives down across the nation's midsection. and keeps the cool air in place. a seesaw effect reaching across the northwest. that keeps the heat wave going across washington, oregon, nevada, many spots in the 90s. a couple of spots in the triple digits. this pattern will not be holding that heat as we head forward in to nex

the storm responsible for this little weird july weather pattern is now right over the top of lake michiganyou can see the little spin there. that is bringing some very unusually chilly air to the northern plains. a record low in kansas city with the temperature dropping down to 54 degrees. it doesn't sound cold but for the middle of july this is typical one of the warmest weeks of the year throughout the country. rapid city at 47. you have the honor of one the chilliest spots in the country. the cold front is heading east and ahead of it a lot of moisture in place and humid morning. it poured yesterday and pour again today. 60 million people at risk of severe weather once again. maybe an isolated tornado but i'm more concerned with the torrential rain and flash flooding potential. flood watches from areas of maryland and delaware right through philadelphia, new york city, all the way up through central and southern new england and even portions of northern new england. how much rain can we expect? our computers are predicting up to 3 to 5 inches of rain. this is on top of yesterday's 1 to

lakes. lower 60's in chicago. , whatpeninsula michigan is left of the cold front as well to the west of us. the skies are clearing out very nicely and it will be cool tomorrow morning. a lot of sunshine tomorrow. the area of high pressure slowly moves up toward the northeast. we will look for the wind to change direction out of the south and west. that is going to bump temperatures and humidity up as we move into the upcoming weekend and next week. temperatures for tonight, 55 to 65 with the coolest temperatures in the northern and western suburbs on the mainly coolest guys -- cooler skies. out of the north and west. here is the extended outlook. two -- you shower or may see a passing shower or two. monday through wednesday, typical garden-variety july storms. no big storms on the way anytime soon. >> and no 90's, either. we love that. >> later next week. >> ok. thank you very much. >> we are just hours away from the open championships at royal liverpool. and will the wizards acquire another free agent? and the greatest basketball player to ever >> now, the toyota ports desk. championship t

lakes and the central plains. we're looking at temperatures in michigan on tuesday of only 55.his is really cold air for this time of air, nearly 20 degrees below average. >> look at those numbers it's cold out there. thank you, mike. >>> next to atlantic city. where it seems a big-name casino has run into some hard times. abc's ryan smith now on what's behind trump's change of luck. >> reporter: the trump plaza hotel and casino, a mainstay among atlantic city casinos may be forced to fold in september. according to reports, the casino is the poorest performer on the boardwalk, ranking dead last in winnings in 2013. it would be the third of 12 atlantic city casinos to shut down this year. it's a tough pill to swallow for employees. >> it will be worse because nobody will be hiring. >> reporter: atlantic city, once the mecca of glitz and glamour. immortalized in films like "american hustle" and shows like "boardwalk empire" now falling on hard times. it's pulling in just half of what it did from casinos seven years ago. sin city is feeling the pinch too, with reportedly 1.3 bill

those are california, oregon, washington, the great lakes states of illinois, michigan, minnesota, new york, ohio, and wisconsin. i ask unanimous consent to enter those letters from those states into the record. >> it is so ordered. >> so i just have about another minute. let me share with you their own words. these are the states writing to us against this bill that you're having marked up today. "we strongly oppose provisions that would preempt a state's authority to address vessel discharges, including ballast waters. if adopted, s2094 would eliminate the long-standing ability of states to protect u neat state waters from shipping mediated pollution. the introduction of non-native species, their associated deleterious economic health and ecological impacts. they say please preserve the rights of states to regulate state waters. i thought we liked to help states here. so they oppose moving s2094 in its present form. finally, i want to note that the clean water act is within the jurisdiction of the environment of public works committee, which i happen to chair. the committee of jurisd

lakes and cleveland just 63. chicago backup to 71 after a chilly day yesterday. al people a, michigan at 69. ry cool air feeling like fall across the great lakes but only for a day or two. future weather, you can see tomorrow afternoon at 1:00 these are instability showers. when we get sun shining with chilly air in the up are levels of the atmosphere, that can trigger showers to pop up. and, and, no big deal. mess of the day, friday same story, and sunnies shining, and gorgeous end to the week and saturday should stay dry, and clouds, they start to roll role in saturday afternoon. and, we have a sunny weekend, we have ever had and generally rain free. i promise had you your resort forecast, we will take alurate shore forecast first. thursday, sunny skies. 81 degrees. water temperature 61. uv index is nine. find that high spf for your beach trip. friday mostly sunny and nice, 79 degrees. rip current risk is low on friday. heading to the poconos things look nice here for the next several days, nice and cool tomorrow, 73, abe mostly sunny maybe one of those stray showers. friday we are at 76, b

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lakes during the day on monday. look at this, highs only up into the low 60s in the u.p. of michigan. only up to 71 in chicago. some of these cities will wind up with their coldest july on record. >> that's going to be a lot cooler. all right, jeff, thank you very much. >>> one more weather note tonight, and this one from phoenix. the images coming in. a huge dust storm rolling over the last 24 hours. a summer thunderstorm whipping it up as it moved in. the dust making for some tough driving on the roads. but the rain behind it has been welcome relief this saturday. >>> we turn overseas tonight, and to breaking news from the middle east now, where there is word of a possible 24-hour cease-fire being offered. but will both sides now agree? abc's david wright from gaza tonight, where a temporary break in the fighting allowed a taste of freedom again, but will it last that? >> reporter: at 8:00 this morning, the ghost towns of gaza were suddenly teeming with life. fishing boats ventured back out onto the water. the markets opened. the business, brisk. for the first time in weeks, people finally feel it's safe to

the from the northern plains to the great lakes, many spots a good 20 degree below average. especially across the u.p. of michigan. some won't escape the 50s feeling more like april or even late september and early october. now, on the fringes of this we will see heavy thunderstorm activity. severe thunderstorms as that cool, dry air moves out of the north and west and reaches the warm humid air out along the eastern seaboard and spark severe storms west of d.c. all the way back towards the nashville and mississippi river, storms bringing gusty winds, large hail and torrential rain. into the northwest major heat wave continues. widespread 90s and triple digits expected. back to you. >> thanks, jim. it's likely to be another scorcher in vegas and that's where our next story takes us. >> vegas is home to what's called the wedding wagon. there it is. basically a combination of a food truck and a mobile wedding chapel. the owner says he's bringing the wedding wagon to outdoor venues across the city. >> on average 12 couples a month get hitched at the back of the wagon and off into life happily ever after. there they