as for the palace situation in the midatlantic states. just under 9,000 people are still without power and air conditioning more than one week after the powerful thunderstorms came through . most are in the baltimore maryland area hit 102 degrees today. harris? >> molly, for some people it is it a full-time effort to cool off in the coling centers. how are people coping . >> as best they can. it is hot in the shade today. it hit 114 in the shade and we had the thermometer by us all day. it is cooling down and 99 and half degrees at 7 o'clock in thining and it is all relative when it is that hot. they are trying to play it smart. but some say it is not that bad. >> it is what we wanted to do . it was hot. and we embraced it. >> made sure we had enough money and sun screen try to take breaks as much as you can and get in air conditioned areas. poem are holding out home that the dicted cool down will head our way in the weekend or on monday and wolebask in the joy that is the 80s, harris. >> all right. molly, thank you very much. record temp

. >> as for the power situation in the midatlantic, 10,000 people are in the dark with no air conditioning after the powerful thunderstorms a week ago. most of them. more than 9000, of the 10,000 people are in the baltimore area . all of us bake negligent heat. if we can't feel cool we think cool. we have video to show you. remember this, the blizzard of 2010? all of those freezing cold day and feet and feet and feet of snow to shovel. at least we are not shoveling the heat. and rick said the predicted cool down will be in the weekend and get into the balmy 80s now, uma. >> i guess, molly use whatever we can to get us back in a frame of mind where we bring out the old snow picks, hopefully will do the trick. >> here is a break down of the deaths. 46 people died in the heat over the past two weeks . this week alone. twen people died from the extreme temperatures and there could be more casulties later today. latest numbers show that nine people in maryland died as a result of the heat . we have three reported deaths in wisconsin and three in st. louis, missouri as well we'll send your photo

really it looks like that front is going to come down and stall over the midatlantic. more storms perhaps saturday arch. things could say unsettled. overnight 78 with a few storms, the potential for strong gusty storms, more heat and humidity. 95 tomorrow. feeling more like 100 -- with clearing late. seven defrost, weekend forecast remaining unchanged with the numbers in to the mid90's friday, low 90s saturday and sunday. a break over the weekend but got to get through a hot, humid night tonight and again tomorrow. we will track those storms all evening of course here. >> must have been listening, we asked look ahead to august and what did you say? >> we could get one more good surge of heat. >> the same thing. this summer, you know its been hot. so its been causing a lot of droughts across the country. well things aren't going to be better this fall. . they are predicting august through october nearly every state including ours will have hotter weather than normal. what do you do? you go to hartford. to the farm fair. 25 years ago, called the 4h fair. it brings the 4h

there is intense storm activity tonight in the midatlantic and the northeast.rnadoes in up state new york and new york city right in its cross hairs. in our crosshairs, brian shactman joins us with more on that and the latest breaking headlines coming into the cnbc newsroom. >> mother nature isn't messing around. the storms knocked out power in pennsylvania, new york and are pointing at the new york metro area and the hudson valley. let's get the latest from chris warren at the weather channel. >> brian, we are looking at a dangerous situation for the northeast. storms are moving in. this whole thing really started last night. we saw storms developing throughout parts of the plains and the midwest. overnight hours, wind gusts in chicago, upwards of 70 miles per hour. all of these are wind reports, trees down, power outages and a report of a tornado. this threat continues. widespread damaging winds will be the biggest threat. also heavy rain and lightning. >> twisters. thank you, chris. and scott cohen says there are signs the former head of peregrin financial m

costs mounting for the massive storms slamming midatlantic and west statings. wildfires that are scorching colorado towns and more folks are asking for disaster money and public funds need a taxpayer bailout. we should rely on private disaster insurance. >> you look at florida. rainy day fund is depleted. they get hit by a hurricane they are in trouble. these people chose to live in a hurricane zone. you talk about federal dollars to do this. this is something that a private insurance should be man dated on the people that are there and we have an act of god or rogue storm that is different from something that happens year after year and these people have to take responsibility for what happened to the property. >> and tracey, maybe you are thinking colorado is prone to wildfires. it is costing them for what they are seeing now. whether that is colorado's i don't know. should it still be a federal program? >> it is a tough call. mother nature strikes wherever she wants to. we had floods in new jersey and people lost homes in places you would imagine. one of the

humid conditions and a bit of a boundary line over the midatlantic helping to fuel more storms. this robust line not particularly severe at this point but still a healthy round of storms with one warning out toward youngstown. just realize you could at some point overnight wake up to the rumble of thunder. all right. frost bug through the day. we were able to capture some of the storms out of western maryland and a big storm cell there over the mountains and then eventually pushing in to frederick. again as that storm line got closer and closer to baltimore, most of the lighten tracked south of us into the areas to the south and the dc area. 83 -- humidity levels high. creeping up even higher. this tends to fuel thunderstorm action no question about that. moisture levels muggy, steamy conditions, the heat index values feeling like 90. still high on the misery index for people that don't have power it'll be hot any way. it'll continue to be even worst next few days as temperatures rise and the threat for passing thunderstorms continue. again right now around the immediate marylan

midatlantic dry. and in portion of west texas where they need the rain. readings as you head out of doors on this tuesday. we have a lot of 60s and 70s already. according to the thermometer in the street from us. it is 81 degrees in midtown manhattan. and let's take a look at high temperatures for later on today. they are going to be high. 101 in kansas city and approaching the century mark in texas and phoenix and here in new york city officials are ninety-five. and heat indrex north of hundred and same thing for washington dc and portions of the ohio valley. it is it a hot day. and so go on out there now gretch. it is pleasant. >> one of the few days that being chilly and the studios is a good thing. >> gretchin:, steve a super save. a new york girl alive and well thanks to a neighbor's watch up eye. she fell from a three story window in a good samarit an's arm . good morning to you, kerry. >> this video is unbelievable. you can see a little 7 year old girl jumping from the third story of the apartment build survived all tharchings to neighbor to catch

the computer model its are showing a fair amount of moisture, missouri valley, eastward to the midatlantic. we will have to wait and see. in to the northwest and the west coast. as far -- we are going above normal for most of the country but the far south, the far eastern seaboard and the northern great lakes into new england. those areas not as hot as we have seen and again we will see more and more i think cooler air in to the northeast. 30 day outlook for precipitation, we are showing above normal for the -- for the basically the northern and central appalachian's and the southwest but below normal for parts of the middle of the criminal i don't see a drought bust ernie time soon. >> a drop in temperature, that was horrible. it's hard to think you are talking about mid80s and that could be a 20-degree decrease for the high. >> cooler but not cool. >> i will taket. thank you. spirit of the heart land is next. . >>> horses are beautiful animals and their physical make up is fascinating. some are learning about it through a unique exercise. in this report, chuck says the lessons started wi

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. >> reporter: the midatlantic has experienced a 55% increase in the frequency of these kinds of events. between 1948 and 2011. >> that's the findings of this study by environment maryland, which reviewed precipitation data from 4,000 reporting stations, over 65 years. >> something is happening in our atmosphere. now, there are cyclical changes in our atmosphere. however, something is happening just outside of that. >> the prime suspect in the study is global warming. >> water vapor is fueling the dry storms. as you get a warmer world, there is near likely that a storm will pick up energy and turn into an extreme downpour. >> reporter: the climate may be changing. but can critical infrastructuring change to handle it? >> reporter: the powerful winds at the derecho thunderstorms last month and the blizzards of snomageddon. >> we've suffered hundreds of millions of dollars in the state, just in the last month, because they haven't prepared for the new climate. >> reporter: even with the record drought in the west and midwest, when it does rain. >> we're going to see a continued increase a

northeast states into the midatlantic with showers along the coast. >>> that's your latest weather.s say hello to u.s. swimmer leah neil. she won in the 400 meter relay on saturday, her first olympic medal. congratulations and good morning. >> thank you. good morning. >> how does it feel to have the medal around your neck today? >> it's amazing to be on the same relay as those girls. my first time swimming with natalie coughlin and the rest of them actually. it was just amazing. after the first race in the morning i felt so good. i was ecstatic to hear i was chosen to be on the night relay. it's so exciting. and then to get a bronze on top of it was amazing. >> you swam third. just before you jumped into the pool and gave out your swim what was going through your mind in that very moment? >> i was just thinking about how awesome it was. just soaking everything in. just listening to my music, being pumped up, jumping up and down. this morning was fun, so tonight will be probably even more fun. >> you talked about swimming with natalie coughlin and helped her get to the 12 medals and

many remain without electricity from the midwest to midatlantic. >> reporter: five days to clean up.ore power growing more desperate. >> we have been sweating it out in the basement. but no damage to our health. >> people like suzette and michael mcgrand, a tree crashed through their bedroom as they were watching a movie friday night. >> it was like a train going through your house. >> i thought tornado. >> reporter: luckily, no one in the mcgrand household was hurt. paramedics continued looking for ways to cool off and charge up. this area packed since the lights went out. the state's governor, calling on residents to alert power companies to help pinpoint where resources need to go. >> we need citizens to call for utility companies and let them know that your house is still out. >> reporter: homeland security experts are looking at last week's surprise storm as a test run for what could happen in the event of a malicious terrorist attack. a test that so far has failed. >> it's completely unacceptable to not have these basic needs met for an extended period of time. >> reporter: dan

the death toll from the midatlantic storms that rocked the region a week ago has risen now to 26.ty and municipality crews worked through the fourth of july holiday to restore power and remove downed trees. 600,000 customers from ohio to virginia still don't have electricity as the temperatures continue to bake region. one thing that is obvious, most republicans do not support the president's healthcare law. what is less obvious is what the g.o.p. would do instead. chief national correspondent jim angle with answers for us. >> the choice is to go forward or to be draggeded back. >> democrats argue republicans who want to repeal the obama plan want to return to the bad old days of health insurance. >> politics behind. join with us. ensuring that every american has access to quality affordable care that no person deny coverage to the preexisting conditions. >> republicans, however, say i agree the old system will not work. >> the healthcare system, the status quo is unacceptable. as a physician, i tell you it doesn't work for patients or doctors. >> a conservative analyst says the r

zlrchlgts i'm milissa rehberger, here is what's happening,ç millions across the midatlantic are fatings with now air-conditions. 13 people were killed friday night due to the storms, and in mexico, voters are choosing a new president today. the drug war and economy could force the ruling conservatives out of office. now back to "caught on camera." >>> welcome back to "caught on camera." i'm contessa brewer. pack a bunch of kids into a school bus, and you might expect them to be a little noisy or even rambunctious from time to time. but in our next two videos, we'll see a whole different level of bad behavior, shoving, shouting, punching, and what's become unfortunately all too common, bullying. a disturbing confrontation on the way to school turns into a full-blown brawl and it's all captured on camera. may 2005, in punta gorda, florida. a school bus driver pulls over and calls for backup while trying to control a group of rowdy students. >> i need a deputy out here. >> according to the sheriff's report, the fight begins when 66-year-old albert taylor orders a 13-year-old student to si

around, of course, the midatlantic. up near new york and pennsylvania, down toward virginia. started to see the line form. and in the end result, what we ended up with is a line of storms that extended 100 miles. those storms lined up and extended 100 miles and created, of course, gusts of wind that went as high as 90 miles per hour at their peak. and of course, that's what brings us to where we are today. we'll continue to keep you posted on these temperatures and when you can expect to see some relief. bob has more coming up on your complete first warning forecast. >> the prolonged power outages from friday's storms have led to a campaign for change. pepco customers and maryland and d.c., have launched an online petition on the website change.org. they're calling on pepco to bury power lines to protect them from falling trees. but previous studies have shown underground electric is not immune to hazards like flooding and lightning strikes. and can even take longer to fix. here in the baltimore area, utility crews are trying to get the lights back on for the last of the bge

almost 2 million people in the midatlantic states are facing another night of no power which i experiencedwice in the last year or so in new jersey. cnbc's seema mody joins us with that and the breaking headlines in the newsroom. >> that's right, joe. for those without power it's been too hot for too long. a late report now from steve handelsman. >> thanks. good evening. you can see the problem. see the continuing crisis in this neighborhood in northwest d.c. where a big tree hit that house. today, three days after the tree fell they've got the tree off, but nobody has come to deal with the wiring. the wires are down everywhere. in washington, from north carolina all the way to new jersey. about 2 million households without power. linesmen are rushing from as far as canada and florida to fix the problem. but pepco the main utility in the washington, d.c. area said it probably won't be until friday before they get the power on in most of the affected homes. >> it's been hot every. the noaa reported that more than 2,000 temperature records have been mashed or broken in the past week. in the

nearly two million people are still without power in our nation's capital and several midatlantic states after storms ripped through the area over the weekend, killing nearly two dozen and leaving a path of destruction. meanwhile, crews in colorado are finally gaining control of the most destructive wildfires the state has ever seen. the a.p. reports that climate change appears to be at the root of this wild weather, but newt gingrich says the d.c. power outages may just be a preview of an electromagnetic pulse. he tweeted this yesterday. friend and co-author bill fortune notes washington/baltimore blackout, mild taste of what an emp attack would do. is this just further proof that washington is completely in the dark on the severity of global warming? joining us now from london is environmentalist and author, david de rothschild. david, always great to see you, always every time i see you, i feel like some horrible environmental catastrophe has befallen us and we once again return to the question of why our political class, our rulers, the ruling elite, do not -- are not more focused on

it is 105 and 106 and close to 100 in texas and midatlantic and new york city.. i only have been here for a minute . so far, so good. gretch, and eric. back to you. >> gretchen: i am glad to hear they have -- >> steve: i have so much aqua net. >> eric: got to have fun here. >> gretchen: exactly . fireworks on the set. got to love it. >> eric: business owners outraged by the president's comments. remember this. >> you got a business. you didn't build that, somebody else made that happen. the point is, when we succeed, we succeed because of our individual initiative and also because we do things together. >> eric: that small business owner himself. dave ramsey has thing or do. did you send president obama a thank you card for all of the things he bestowed. >> no, it was the biggest political faux pa. it was a disasterous line. and he got wound up and forgot he was on camera. oh, my goodness. it exposed him as being a extreme left wing liberal. he was trying to appeal to the middle and he lost the middle on this . he never had the right. this is the joe plumber and

. >> today millions of people are still without power from the midwest to the midatlantic.l means temperatures in the 90s for the eastern two-thirds of the united states. 18 states are under heat advisories. brian todd has been checking impact in the washington, d.c. are area. >> wolf, we're in arlington, virginia. real devastation in the areas. take a look at this. a tree came down on this power line right here. a tree fell on the car and completely crushed the vehicle right there. when a tree took out the power line, it disabled the pole. a complete domino effect. that line pulled down. then a domino effect down a ravine right here. we're told 12 power poles are out on the street. we're told this neighborhood may not get power back until tomorrow night at the earliest. and this is a fairly typical scene throughout the entire region. his power has been out for two and a half somedays in sweltering heat. he tries to save food from his freezer to take to his brother-in-law's louse. >> how uncomfortable is it right now? >> it's very uncomfortable. we're not used to the heat a

wildly scattered showers midatlantic down through the gulf coast .ures as you head out of the doors and they are too far away for me to see. 79 in kansas city. and 74 in new york city and craig will be doing singing shortly. >> what number? >> a brand new single called corn star. it is a play on words but it is a song that pays tribute to the country girls that we love. >> corn star. as in porn star. >> yes, sir. [laughing] >> wait a minute. >> she is a corn star. country. >> that is plain corny. >> and you understand round of aplaus. craig morg an. gretch and peter come on in. >> we can't wait to hear craig. >> she left four kids at home to occupy wall street and then arrested and that mom now a free woman. >> and talking about occupy. planns to occupy the republican convention. one group encouraging people to attack police officers. is that legal. janine pirro on the case. ♪ [ singing ] [ male announcer ] this is sheldo whose long day setting up the news starts with arthritis pain and a choice. take tylenol or take aleve, the #1 recommended pain re

president, when a major storm ripped through the midatlantic region last night it left millions of people without power. i repeat: millions of people. i can remember, i was at my home here in washington, and it's different than my home in searchlight, nevada. in searchlight, i can hear the wind, wind blows there a lot, so i hear the wind. it's kind of pleasant for me. but the wind we heard here in our home in washington was not pleasant. 9:30 or 10:00 at night it was loud and it was abusive and it was, quite frankly, a little scary. but our power was not affected. but that isn't the same for millions of other people. residents of maryland and virginia, west virginia, ohio, the district of columbia soon realized how quickly a major power outage can alter life as we know it. senator manchin of west virginia, i talked to him a week later, power still out, large amounts of power still out in west virginia. he said it's the worst storm that they have ever known in west virginia. and this power outage altered life as people knew it here in the entire western part of the united states. the black

unusual weather to the midatlantic. possible airport delays.e 70s for connecticut, southern new york all the way through new york city. eventually some of the rain will work through washington, d.c. so that's the areas of the country cooling off. the rest of the country continues in this incredibly hot summer. we'll see 106 in wichita and oklahoma city. 100 degrees from dallas through the dakotas and denver. they should be around 101 for the high today. of course we are following the developments there with the mass shooting at the colorado movie theater. as far as your weekend forecast goes, we are looking at wet weather. if you're in the southeast you have the best chance of a washout during the afternoon hours. carolinas, georgia, louisiana. that includes today, by the way. if you are joing us from the west coast that's where the cool weather continues from seattle to san francisco. l.a., not bad, they are at 80. by sunday, the drought and heat gets worse instead of better. temperatures jump up to 106 in kansas city by the end of the weekend

am in strong agreement that the 2012 to 2017 plan excludes lease sales that cover waters in the midatlantic, especially off the coast of virginia. in addition to commercial fishing interests and tourism, lease sale 220 threatens military readiness. our national security interests. and it intersects shipping lanes for the atlantic's two busiest commercial ports. the u.s.-atlantic fleet is based at the norfolk naval base and operates in these very same waters that the president wants to protect. he wisely proposes simply postponing oil and gas development, primarily for that purpose. according to a report issued by the office of the deputy secretary of defense for readiness, there should be no lease sales in 72% of the proposed 220 lease area, since it's at conflict with live ordinance, air, surface, missile, bomb and gunnery exercises, carrier qualifications and follow-on testing and evaluation. an additional 5% would interfere with aerial operations and shouldn't host permanent surface structures. in summary, 78% of proposed lease sale 220 that the president postpones wisely would be in are

devastating flooding and loss of life in the state of vermont and other states in the northeast and midatlantic according to fema -- and i quote -- "considered together, the federally declared disasters of 2011 presented crises all but unprecedented in their frequency and scope. the 99 major disasters, 29 declared emergencies and 114 requests for fire management assistance touched 48 out of our 50 states." in other words, 48 states had a federally declared disaster last year. mr. president, global average surface temperature has already increased 1.3 degrees farenheit since 1900, according to to no noaa. since january 1 of 2012, cities and regions in the united states have set 40,000 records for warm temperatures compared to just 6,000 for cold temperatures, according to noaa. in the 20th century, we set warm and cold temperature records at roughly a one-to-one ratio. in the 21st century that changed two to one in favor of heat records. this year it has jumped to seven to one. as the planet warms, we are seeing more extreme heat wave events. heat waves kill tens of thousands in europe in 2003 a