we have heat warnings in effect from minneapolis to des moines. louisville, indianapolis, philadelphia too. this heat wave, it will end. we have got about four more days of it. here is how it looks today. 106, st. louis, chicago. 103, chicago possible. 100s returning to raleigh, richmond, washington, d.c. tomorrow, the relief begins to show up around minneapolis and green bay. lynn, it could be 105. that's now the predicted high in chicago tomorrow. 105. that's a phoenixlike temperature. >> i will call you from there. >> i wasn't rubbing it in but i was. >>> interest rates hang in the balance. another blow for barclay's. >>> a new skyscraper towers over london. your first look at this morning's business headlines is straight ahead. >>> nash finds a home in hollywood. a wild day in nhl free agency. you think you ate a lot of hotdogs yesterday. think again. you are watching "first look" on msnbc. ♪ [ male announcer ] we believe small things can make a big difference. like how a little oil from here can be such a big thing in an old friend's life. pu

heat advisories from the dakotas to minneapolis to green bay.new york and philadelphia also under heat advisories. how hot will it get today? today, mid 90s for the i-95 corridor. we'll see possible triple-digit heat around minneapolis, green bay could get 99 degrees. that is is a very hot air mass, very unusual for these areas to get that hot. st. louis and indianapolis continuing very hot and very dry. and it's a three-day heat wave. i think the tuesday will be the hottest day of it with 100 around st. louis and indianapolis. 99 in d.c. and then probably the last day of the heat wave will be on wednesday, we'll be in the mid to upper 90s from new york city southward and 100 from indianapolis to st. louis. it's not the extreme 105s of the last heat wave, but this one is more humid, so it may be a little more uncomfortable. >> that doesn't sound too good, but thanks, bill. >>> big ben walks up the hill. pump prices fall and exciting new difference this morning on the internet. your "first look" at this morning's business headlines is straight ah

we have all these heat warnings in effect from minneapolis to des moines. louisville, indianapolis, phil. this heat wave, it will end. we have got about four more days of it. here is how it looks today. 106, st. louis. chicago, up to a record high of 103 possible today. 100s returning to raleigh, richmond and washington, d.c. the relief begins to show between minneapolis and green bay. it could be 105 in chicago tomorrow. that's a phoenixlike temperature. >> i will call you from there and let you know what it feels like. >>> coming up, interest rates hang in the balance, another blow for barclays and a new skyscraper towers over london. your first look at this morning's business headlines is straight ahead. >>> nash finds a home in hollywood. a wild day in nhl free agency. >>> you think you ate a lot of hotdogs yesterday? think begin. you are watching "first look" on msnbc. hey america, even though they don't need one, wes, clay and demarcus tried on the new depend real fit briefs for charity to prove how great the fit is even while playing pro football. th

today up to 100 in minneapolis. des moines in 97. through the three-day heat wave, we should see it through wichita, mid-90s around chicago, and d.c. by the end of the heat wave has a chance of hitting near 100 degrees. that's a look at your national forecast. now here's a look at the weather outside your window. today will be very warm. we'll see a few scattered storms, areas of florida typical this time of year. if you're lucky around charlotte you'll see a shower or storm, but no luck from our friends from kansas city to indianapolis. another heat wave. we barely got done with the last one. >> you're going to sound like a broken record. >> could be every certainly. just like last year. >> don't say that, please new big ben walks up the hill, pump prices fall and an exciting difference on the internet. your early morning business headlines are straight ahead. >>> cool, cartoon critters at the box office. >>> and jeremy lyn's net career over. you're watching "early today." >>> good morning. welcome back to "early today." i'm veronic

louis and 86 in minneapolis.nd because it's so humid out there and so warm, we have heat warnings for almost all of the lower great lakes, ohio valley and the great plains. 100-degree highs once again. peaking at 106 in st. louis. get ready in the atlantic. we're watching in d.c. and raleigh. that's a look at your national forecast. now here's a look outside your window. new york city, about 91 degrees. areas of new england, a cost moves to the south. going to be humid. a little less cooler there. in the ohio valley, no relief at all. so let's put a smile on this and say by sunday, the heat wave's over and done. details coming up. >> all right. love that. also coming up interest rates hang in the balance, another blow for barclays, and the new skyscraper that towers over london. your early morning business headlines are straight ahead. >>> plus, new details on how kay katy holmes orchestrated her split from tom cruise. >>> nash find as home in hollywood, a wild daid in nhl free agency. and you thing you ate a lot

compare that to minneapolis where it will top 100. denver cools down into the 90s.he only relief for the heat is in alaska where anchorage will be 59. >> let's catch a flight after the show. >>> coming up next, lobster, cheaper than baloney. >>> and remembering andy griffith. >>> and in "the pulse," the tom cruise >>> welcome back, everybody. of course, the markets are closed today for the holiday. but there's still some good news out there about the economy. u.s. auto sales last month were up 22% from a year ago. driven by lower gas prices, as well as driver's needs to replace their older cars. cars of all sizes were selling well. big winners include general motors as well as toyota and honda. we're still suffering from the devastating earthquake and tsunami in japan. >>> the government has approved the first over-the-counter test for the virus that causes aids. it's believed about 250,000 people have hiv and don't know it. the fda hopes the at-home test will encourage them to find out. >>> the mascot for a children's pizza chain has a new look. chuck e. cheese is

that is minneapolis. theeat up quite a bit in the summertime.peratures in the night of the all the way across the mid atlantic, although today at least the humidity levels did come down a little bit. the inner harbor did not hit 100 degrees. subtle changes. storms left here in the early morning hours but the skies are mostly clear tonight. 94 degrees at the airport today, the 16th time this year we have been above 90. last year we only had 11 of them, and the normal is eight. the skies are mostly clear and with drier air and clear skies, the atmosphere is finally getting a chance to cool off a little bit, already down to 71 around parked in. many of the northern suburbs will see temperatures settle into the low 60's by morning. and up tomorrow at 5:45. the warm front is approaching cleveland and stretching out into the lakes, brought that he into minneapolis. tomorrow we may see a couple of thunderstorms as the higher heat starts to return to the area, along with a little more humidity. a chance for a thunderstorm in the afternoon or evening tom

the warmest spot heat index in the entire country is in minneapolis.t feels like a gross 93 degrees outside. in the admit of the night. cloudy skies, super humid, clouds have trapped all that hot air. doesn't feel much better in st. louis. because the humidity is up that's what's different. previously in this heat wave the last week or so, it hasn't been all that humid. it's very humid this morning from minneapolis down through portions of southern wisconsin, st. louis, most of illinois, much of kentucky and indiana. that's why we have so many excessive heat warnings today. more today than we've seen throughout much of this heat wave. the peak of it today temperature-wise will be from minneapolis to des moines. kansas city, look at st. louis today, 105. 101 in chicago. so everyone here is seeing excessive heat with high humidity. that's why our heat index will be way high today. by the time we get to tomorrow, today's a hot day in the east, mid-90s, upper 90s. we could get more triple digits in areas around richmond, raleigh, washington, d.c. tomorrow.

numerous thunderstorms this morning from minneapolis all the way down to chicago.tually indiana and into kentucky. phoenix, a chance of more storms today. yesterday, they actually had a dust storm warning that rolled through. look at this video! this is a haboob. it was a pretty classic dust storm. visibility was down. a lot of cleanup today. >> we try to use those pictures whenever we can so we can throw that word in. thanks so much. coming up, the numbers are in for "dark knight rises." plus, we're going to tell you the diva "american idol" found to replace the outgoing one. your first look at entertainment straight ahead. you're watching "first look" on msnbc. it's just too hard." then there was a moment. when i decided to find a way to keep going. go for olympic gold and go to college too. [ male announcer ] every day we help students earn their bachelor's or master's degree for tomorrow's careers. this is your moment. let nothing stand in your way. devry university, proud to support the education of our u.s. olympic team. with less chronic osteoarthritis pain.

minneapolis is getting it. stay inside and then the storms should pass on through. so how hot will it be today? still 90s to a near 100. not much bet owner the east coast. that's a look at your national forecast. now here's a look outside your window. so the hot air continues. miami, florida, you expect to be about 92 this time of year. but we don't expect to have this many 90-degree days in a row, especially like detroit. detroit will have 94 but strong thunderstorms will cool you off later today. and, of course, your fourth of july forecast coming up. >> all right. and some good news? got my fingers cross. i know it's not going to be good new, but anyway. >>> manufacturing shrinks, deals are made, and you won't believe the latest thing up for sale on ebay. your early morning business headlines are straight ahead. >>> plus the latest on the big break-up of tom cruise and katie holmes. >>> the nets make a huge trade and deja vu for the pirates. you're watching "early today." >>> good morning and welcome back to "early today." i'm veronica de la cruz, and here are so

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temperature is 95 degrees minneapolis and st. paul.over us with a terrible storm but through the mid part of the country. indianapolis and parts of indiana also got hit by this straight line, that came through also into the 90's. look at minneapolis 16 degrees above average, and while we have seen a break-in the terrible storm, with the jet stream to our north the heat will continue so here is how things look. overnight tonight, high pressure but as its drift off we will get our wind turning into the southwest. we had a northerly breeze that gave us a break and humidity, and with that is a risk of afternoon thunderstorms, but nothing like what we saw on friday. tomorrow will be in the mid 90's. i am afraid the first chance we really have a significant -- and we have of a significant break will not come until a week from tuesday. a risk of an afternoon thunderstorm. folks who have no power some of it has weakened branches, even though an isolated now under a shower could bring more power outages. more likely we will see some on wednesda

this morning a soaking rain and a few storms and minneapolis. the humid air is going to be the story. it's been a very dry period. i'm sure you noticed it, very comfortable going outside from the great lakes to new england. that's going to come toed and as a humid air comes the east coast. with it rainfall chances. rain from lexington to charleston, west virginia. it's another dry day from the midwest, cleveland, detroit, boston, new york. another beautiful day. best chance of rainfall through the southeast. i'll bring you the weekend forecast shortly. it will add rain chances to those that did need it. >> thank you. coming up, texas industries a jinx and one last cup of joe for the road. >> coming up, an impressive start for usa basketball and the olympics are over before they even start for one member of the dream team. you're watching "first look" on msnbc. ♪ atmix of energies.ve the world needs a broader that's why we're supplying natural gas to generate cleaner electricity... that has around 50% fewer co2 emissions than coal. and it's also

and minneapolis, can you imagine, carol, minneapolis way hotter than -- this is the 9:00 temperature. >> wow. >> 102 potentially feeling like 110 there. way hotter than miami or key west, for that matter. >> at least we're all in it together. we're all sweating together. >> but more than new england. it will be most pleasant there. manchester, vermont, new hampshire, good idea. >> thanks, alexandra. >>> hot, dry conditions have played a huge role in wildfires burning out west. we have pictures to show you, exclusive pictures taken by firefighters as they fought through the flames. these are close up to the homes that were burning. we'll have more pictures for you in just a minute. right now, we want to bring you up to date about what's happening across the rest of the country as far as wildfires are concerned. 14 states dealing with active fires now. in montana, a fire has burned more than 186,000 acres in custer national forest. in colorado, firefighters keep making headway against the waldo canyon blaze, hoping to gain more ground on their 70% containment. cnn's jim spellman is live

we have more severe thunderstorms in the midwest from minneapolis to kansas city. chicago, cleveland, also pop-up showers across the south. thunderstorms in colorado, new mexico mountains and dakotas. >> a near record high of 100 in chicago. 101 in kansas city. upper 90s in atlanta and dallas and just shy of 80 in seattle. >> and when we come back this morning. a long wait to buy a new car. >> an apple in the spotlight today after a disappointing earnings report. >> plus we remember sherman helmsley. who broke new ground on "the jeffersons" and gave us a lot of laughs along the way. >>> welcome back. everybody. well, apple seems to be a victim of its own success. shares opening lower this morning, because the company's third quarter profits were good, just not good enough. just under $9 billion. how will they eat? analysts had expected something closer 10 billion. in fact, apple said sales are off because customers expect a new model sometime soon. >>> and checking stocks, beginning with tokyo's nikkei average. down 122. hang seng down 39 and footsie is lower. wall

from minneapolis and st.mperatures or what it will feel like, between 105 and 110. we're still shattering records. kansas city the potential is slight. st. louis, chicago, just a degree or two off. nashville and little rock, that's where the balance of the heat is through the central part of the country. it's the humidity factor, waking up in the southeast, upper midwest going ooh, it's sticky, that's the main theme of the day. >> minneapolis, 112 it will feel like? >> it's going to feel like 108, 111, 112 possibly. air temperature getting up to 98. dew point is the off the charts high. upper 70s is off the charts high. >> that's a smart piece of information for the day. i'll talk about dew point. >> new hampshire is going to be having a nice night. >> that's where i'm spending the night, new hampshire. >> even though there are no credible threats, security will be tight at the fourth of july celebrations in washington, d.c. and also in new york. law enforcement officials have no evidence that terrorists are

parise is from minneapolis, and suter was born in madison, wisconsin. to baseball, no way the yankees could lose on the fourth, right? robinson cano has been hotter than an m-80. singles in a pair in the eighth. yankees take the lead and beat the rays, 4-3. >>> kevin youkilis is fitting in nicely with the sox. hit his first home run tuesday and his first walk-off yesterday. singles home the game-winner against the rangers. sox won 5-4 in ten. >>> time to change our sox. red sox and a's. david ortiz gets ahold of one, wraps a home run around the right field foul pole. that is number 400 in big papi's career. unfortunately not enough. oakland wins, 4-3. >>> cliff lee is off his schneid. took him two months. he finally picks up his first win of the year, striking out nine over eight. phils beat the mets, 9-2. >>> and, finally, here's one guy who can eat you out of house and home. the annual nathan's hot dog eating contest at coney island. after ten minutes of inhaling dogs, joey chestnut is the wiener. tied his own world record with 68 dogs and buns. the o

he's a minneapolis s.w.a.t. team executive officer who was off-duty. are you kidding?e's a lot more to the story. the guy he punched, 42-year-old ryan vanderlee. his head bounces off the cement. he suffered severe brain injury. he had to have two brain surgeries very soon after this event. has already had a third surgery. he's recovering at home. he was at one point on life support because of this. according to clifford, vanderlee was being loud and using offensive language while talking with his friends and family. that's why he stood up, went over, had the confrontation, and punched the guy. of course, attorneys from both sides are arguing about the video. >> now is it a question of, did clifford act many self-defense or was he the aggressor? >> they're saying vanderlee made the first most. he was also very, very intoxicated and acting unruly. the video just came out. it was actually released by clifford's lawyer, the alleged assaulter's lawyer, because he wants to prove his client's innocence through this video. he is facing first-degree assault. >> it scares you th

we have more severe thunderstorms in the midwest from minneapolis to kansas city. chicago, cleveland, also pop-up showers across the south. thunderstorms in colorado, new mexico mountains and dakotas. >> a near record high of 100 in chicago. 101 in kansas city. upper 90s in atlanta and dallas and just shy of 80 in seattle. >> and when we come back this morning. a long wait to buy a new car. >> an apple in the spotlight today after a disappointing earnings report. >> plus we remember sherman helmsley. who broke new ground on "the jeffersons" and gave us a lot of laughs along the way. [ female announcer ] now get high speed internet at home on our newly expanded advanced digital network, a connection you can count on. introducing at&t u-verse high speed internet with more speed options, reliability and wi-fi hot spots than ever. go to our website below to get u-verse high speed internet for just 14.95 a month for 12 months with a one-year price guarantee. it's all the speed you need all at a great price. our newly expanded advanced digital network gives you more of w

minneapolis, chicago, st. louis, indianapolis, louisville, detroit.his is where the worst of it will be. what's different today than it has been the last four or five days, there's a lot of humidity in the air. that's where the heat index is 110, 115. we're expecting 105 for the actual temperature in the shade in st. louis. chicago 101. you get the gist of it in the middle of the country. the cool spot is the mired west. the big storm from yesterday is long gone. high pressure will continue to build. this frontal system is weakening. it's separating the warm air from the hot air that still exists over portions of utah. we'll get those southerly winds. the monsoon season has begun. the monsoonal wind and added humidity. you can see on the radar, hit or miss right now. we'll see increasing especially late in the afternoon and a few thunderstorms around areas like phoenix, tucson, albuquerque. everyone else, you look dry and nice for your fourth. that's a100. in nevada, a lot of areas in the 90s 100s. arizona, they'll be hit or miss. most of the firework

still looking at more heat out there. 100 in minneapolis 103 in ckanss ci city. chicago 99 tomorrow. we have a number of heat advisories and excessive heat warnings in place across parts of minnesota, iowa even down into portions of indiana and ohio. as we head into the afternoon and evening hours once we start to see the temperatures warming up we have humidity in place we see showers and storms firing up most will be to the north of the high pressure system across most of the northern plains and across the great lakes. some of the storms will be bringing in possibility of severe weather in the form of large hail and damaging wind gists. stay ahulert you could be looki at the higher numbers through out the day. still dry out here across parts of wyoming monday dana. we have a number of warnings. elevated fire danger today. >>> stlaivengs. anoth -- thanks very much. bobby jindal is talking telling greta van susteren his state will not implement the healthcare changes saying it's too costly. >> the governor saying there is broken promises including the price ameri

it was the hottest july 4th ever for several cities, including memphis and minneapolis. and more records are expected to be broken today, as 23 states are under heat advisories. >>> here's more on the national forecast. it's going to be beautiful, from seattle to san diego, with sunny skies and mild temperatures. severe weather could threaten the ohio and tennessee valleys, with strong winds and hail. showers around the great lakes. >> as for those high temperatures, chicago should reach 100 again today. on top of that, baltimore will be 98, with oppressive humidity there. dallas, indianapolis, kansas and atlanta will all be in the upper 90s. what a rough start to summer, man. >> it's hot. >>> still ahead this morning, some stunning findings about that ship disaster off of italy's coast. >>> plus this morning, a damaging, new report about countrywide and its actions before the nation's foreclosure crisis. that's coming up in business news. >>> and the lifeguard mutiny in florida. think, no good deed goes unpunished. >>> welcome back, everybody. well, economists are cryin

let's go minneapolis. severe thunderstorm warning on the east side of town. more storms building back behind here too so you're not done quite yet. one strong storm went through. another line still to come. most of these storms are now heading over here to the east. shift over here to interstate 94, there's a thunderstorm warning four. further east, green bay no severe weather for you but you're getting rain and lightning strikes up to the north. another round of storms coming at you in about a half hour and hour. pretty strong storm in central michigan. here's saginaw, michigan. these are drifting over saginaw and flint over interstate 75, hairy drive about an hour from now. keep that in mind some of the travel trouble spots as you start your morning. yesterday a very hot day once again. st. louis, five days in a row of 100 tree heat. we'll watch that heat again today. today the worst of it, st. louis, kansas city to chicago and all the way down here into texas. we do have some heat warnings in effect especially southern illinois and that's where the heat in

minneapolis expecting about 92 degrees. new orleans, 94. take a look at atlanta, georgia. expected high temperature once again, sizzling at 104 degrees. coming up in the forecast, here's the temperature trend for atlanta. downward, 104 today. by wednesday, about 91. is that going to feel different? probably. significant significantly not so much. st. louis, triple digits down a little by wednesday. back up to 102 degrees. louisville, kentucky, pretty much staying in the mid to upper 90s. today, 101. washington, d.c., sizzling. a lot of those people, a million without power. it is going to be insufferable. make sure you check on the elderly. also for animal, make sure you have extra water for them. someplace where they're in the shade or indoors. take a look at these temperatures we saw on saturday. record high readings from columbia, south carolina, with a sizzling hot 109 degrees. athens, georgia, yesterday was 107. the day before, 109 degrees. it was also 109 degrees in nashville, tennessee. athens, georgia, atlanta, evansville, everybody in extreme heat with indices mak

minneapolis at 100.hese numbers aren't as high as the last heat wave but we bring in more humidity. your heat index numbers will feel like it's above 100 in a lot of places. this lasts a couple days as it heads east. boston, 92, philadelphia, 98, 97 tuesday into wednesday. d.c., 100 tuesday. it will be uncomfortable. quick look at the big board around the country. >>> watch for the trend this week to be heat just about everywhere except on the west coast. we'll talk about that in the next half hour. robin. george. >> thanks, sam. >>> coming up, a desperate search for two little girls who disappeared riding their bikes in iowa. hundreds of people frantically looking for them with just few clues to guide them. >>> also ahead, massive search for a killer shark. a 15-foot great white taking down a surfer in what's been called the deadliest place in the world for shark attacks. >>> plus the abc exclusive interview. jennifer lopez speaking about her bombshell decision to depart "american idol" but is she reall

stormy this evening around detroit, chicago, green bay and minneapolis. scattered thunderstorms from the carolinas to houston. and afternoon storms in the northern rockies. >> cool along the pacific coast, with 70s in seattle and sacramento. 90s from colorado springs to new york. a record 100 degrees in chicago. >>> and coming up next after the break, a new weapon in the fight against hiv. but it does come with a pretty steep price. >>> plus, larry king lands a new talk show gig. maybe not where you'd expect. >>> and a heart-stopping save as a little girl plunges from a window. the man who caught her has a nickname. just don't call him a hero. the car on the left was filled up with low detergent gasoline. the car on the right was filled up with bp gasoline with invigorate. which helps clean and protect its engine so it can get a few more miles per tank than the car on the left. go a little farther with bp gasoline with invigorate. now you have the power to lower gas prices with the bp visa with pump rewards. apply at choosebp.com >>> welcome back, everybo

also, stormy this evening around detroit, chicago, green bay and minneapolis. scattered thunderstorms from the carolinas to houston. also, some afternoon storms in the northern rockies. >> cool along the pacific coast, with 70s in seattle and sacramento. 90s from colorado springs to new york. a record 100 degrees in chicago. >>> and coming up next after the break, a new weapon in the fight against hiv. but it does come with a pretty steep price. >>> plus, larry king lands a new talk show gig. maybe not where you'd expect. >>> and a heart-stopping save as a little girl plunges from a window. the man who caught her has a nickname. just don't call him a hero. >>> welcome back, everybody. the markets are waiting to hear from ben bernanke today. the fed chairman is delivering one of his periodic reports to congress later today. and he's likely to face questions about whether the fed should do more to boost the slowing economy. >>> also, a major international bank is accused of money laundering for drug and terror operations. a u.s. senate report says hsbc handled fu