i'm valentyn grigori of ranger the national weather service from the lab and didn't register yet yes did you get instructions before you came here yes. which way are you going we're going to climb the rock spend the nights and climb up click ny the next day. make camp fires where you're not supposed to it's dangerous to do it now yes yes we got it. but i have a nice trip with thank you. halfway to a click noise crest the tourists are treated to an unpleasant surprise. all of a sudden the weather has changed to wrenshaw rain washes the trail out in a matter of minutes. alexander guitar of the man in charge of the group of rock climbers to science to lead them to stone river. most of those things make it difficult because of the rain but it's easier this way. every terrorist is supposed

the national weather service estimates that the winds topped 60 to set miles per hour and many of you who thought it was a tornado but the national weather service said it was a macrobust, a downward burst of violent winds that hit the ground and spread the damage in all directions. >> you can see all of the trees and all of them standing over and topping over to the homes. it was a loud noise. >> reporter: dominion power is reporting 3300 outages in northern virginia and bge has 1100 customers in the dark. >>> an early fireworks show of sources in new york city. the nypd on sorts in new york city. the nypd confiscated fireworks and videotaped the whole thing. >> they lit the pile at the nypd firing ram last friday. the pyrotechnics were copis if catted during a crack doppler leading up to the 4th. 20 people arrested, more than $25,000 worth of fireworks seized. >>> and still ahead here at 6, a smalltown police force turning to technology to help them fight crime and that is helping save money at the same time. >>> we'll be right back.  >> the case of anthony now in the jury's

here is an important announcement from the national weather service. t's just say that it looks like the heat may be getting to them. >> this is a national weather service heat advisory. much of the united states is experiencing extremely high temperatures. while the heat wave persists many municipalities will open cooling centers, outdoor events may be canceled. also, i will be shirtless. stay tuned for

that's why the national weather service has issued a flash flood watch.torms that develop will be slow-movers and could put down 1 to 2 inches in an hour's time, so they'll dump fairly heavy rainfall during the early morning hours or day tomorrow. here's the frontal boundary. we have been talking about the fronts lingering around the area all week long and that front will continue to sit around our region, bringing us warm and humid conditions tomorrow. rain likely tomorrow, but by saturday, that front moves down to the south. it's still going to be warm, but not quite as humid. i think we're in for a very nice weekend. this evening, partly sunny, hot and humid. scattered storms, most to the north, some could be heavy. 86 to 92 degrees. tomorrow, i think you'll wake up to a few showers around. so i'd make sure you take the umbrella with you tomorrow morning. warm and humid, temperatures in the upper 60s to lower 70s tomorrow morning. tomorrow afternoon, temperatures about 10 degrees cooler than they were today as a result of the increasing clouds and show

day is very protective in terms of heat stroke or dying in your apartment. >> julie: the national weather service is warning of more oppressive heat to come, heat in the 90s for much of northeast in parts of oklahoma, new york, new jersey and connecticut. a meteorologist with the national weather service says new york is experience go what they call the urban heat island effect. all the concrete and black top warms up and stays hotter longer so overnight there is a little relief. temperatures didn't get below 80 degrees in some places. in chicago, residents trying to beat the heat also drenched with overnight rain storms dumping up to 7 inches of rain and forcing the closure of expressways and roads and knocking out power to more than 85,000 people. air quality alerts for most of the northeast and also with more power demands, that means that the power supply companies are going to be working even harder. the ozone layer is being damaged by the excessive heat. however, the good news come monday we're examining northeast to get back to normal, back to summertime in the 80s. we're looking forward t

. -- the national weather service estimates the winds topped 60 to 70 miles per hour. the national weather service said it was a macro burst. >>> update on a storm-related death along the c & o tow path. a man killed just before 7:00 sundayite when a tree fell on him as he rode his bike mere mile marker 33. the man has been identified as 56-year-old neil reich of forest hills, new york. he and a companion were riding from harpers ferry to d.c. >>> ahead, former imf chief dominique strauss-kahn facing more accusations of attempted rape this morning. how his attorney s say they will fight this latest claim. [ man ] did we get anything good? sweetie i think you need a little extra fiber in your diet. fiber makes me sad. oh common. i dare you to taste one hint of fiber in fiber one. oh, i'd be able to tell. why don't i just eat this bag? and how can you talk to me about fiber when you are eating a candybar. you enjoy that. i am. [ male announcer ] fiber beyond recognition. fiber one. >>> hacker as taxed the fox news political twitter act and post updates claiming that the p

we're looking at a little bit of west wind that will stay with us national weather service has issued heat advisory really because so many folks outdoors through the next couple of days, with temperatures in the mid to upper 90s and holding for the most part the next several days, you need to be aware of how that can be pretty stressful on your body. along the coast. we'll notice we're going to stay pretty comfortable. we've got high pressure to the west of us and north of us. this high is going to build in more. that will keep the fog at bay tonight as it sweeps out to shore and stay offshore for sunday. overall the hot weather continues with the sea breeze at the coast. hottest day could be tuesday, the day after the 4th. look for 104 in fresno but close enough in sacramento at 98. in terms of the highs today. 87 near saratoga, 86 in palo alto. that is the effect of the sea breeze, 76 in downtown today. numbers right around normal here, but above normal for the north bay with 93 in santa rosa. 90 in vallejo. getting toasty up in sonoma county. berkeley, 81. 87 in fremont very weak b

the national weather service says the dust reached heights of 800 feet. power was knocked out. and thousands were left without power. they were under a severe thunderstorm watch until late last night. >> a few hours ago, the host city was announced for the 018 winter olympic games. >> pea on-- for the 2018 winter olympic games. peapyonchange! [ cheers ] >> >> the effort to move the 49ers to santa clara is one step closer to becoming reality. the clarity council last night approved a procurement process for a stadium near great america. the process will be used to hire subcontractors for about $5 million of contract work. the 49ers have already sold $138 million in luxury receipts -- suites for the not-yet-built stadium. >>> the perjury trial began this morning for roger clemens. he and his wife arrived at the federal courthouse in washington, d.c. prosecutors say clemens lived to congress about using performance- enhancing drugs. the defense said it might call wade boggs and david cohn to testify on his behalf. clemens faces 30 years in prison if found guilty. >>> the chancello

>>> the national weather service says 50% of the country will be affected by the heat wave by the weekend with temperaturesn >>> live, this is kron 4 news at 11:00. >>> two arrests made in the case of san francisco giants' fan bryan stow. the man believed to be linked to the case could be exonerated. kron 4's grant lodes has more in the bryan stow story. >> reporter: march 31, opening day. bryan stow was attacked outside dodger stadium barf the game. he is hospitalized and placed in a ecoma. april 1, the next day police release sketches of the attackers. april 11, players honor bryan stow before a game. may th12, billboards with suspe sketches go up. may 16 bryan stow is table enough -- stable enough to be transported to san francisco. may 22, police announce the arrest of giovanni ramirez. the primary aggressor in the attack but are also looking for another attacker. may 24, the alibi. giovanni ramirez's attorney says his daughter can testify she was with her dad the night of the attack. june 20. giovanni ramirez is septback to prison for a parole violation. july 19, los angeles county i

agreed to pay $42,000 and launch a national campaign on unsafe use of scissor lifts the national weather service had issued a wind advisory on the day that he died gusts had reached 53 mi. per hour >>a man with ties to chicago is it to appear in court today charged with boarding planes with other people's tickets on june 24th blush a day and we beallotted day no alive today nearly bh and nigerian man boarded a virgin american flight to los angeles >>he was apprehended after passengers reported his odd behavior >>he had a bad boy in press and a proper and improper id >>he was stopped at the gate he has a house in willowbrook and does business here in chicago >>illinois no longer has the death penalty the state's ban on capital punishment when into effect today nearly four months after governor quinn sign the measure he commuted sentences of the 15 death row inmates to life in prison >>governor quinn also make cuts in medicaid and education spending before he sent state budget last night the governor cut three engines and 6 $9 from the budget that state lawmakers had sent over to m most of that co

. >> this has just come down from the national weather service. we look for continued active weather throughout the area here. most of the activity is creating for the west to east and we will continue to look to that trend for the next few hours. overnight tonight it will be a steam bath out there. >> check out this new video out of the nation's capital. the national mall had to be evacuated because of a thunderstorm in the area. we have new developments tonight to tell you about in the investigation of that deadly fire in anne arundel county. 83-year-old rosalee nolte remains in critical condition but a woman in her '60s who police have not identified has died. when they got inside, nolte had life threatening injuries and the 6-year-old woman was pronounced dead. >> it was all black. it was incredible. >> one of the people were transported for smoke immolation after he tried to rescue the victims. >>> another fire to tell you about. baltimore police got the call just before 4:00 this morning. as they got there, they saw heavy fire. luckily every

the national weather service has called this phenomenon and i hope i pronounced this correctly, a "haboob," and it was so severe that they have canceled all flights out for over one hour. "haboob"? >> bill wilmore know all about it. >> it gets higher off of the ground and then it just perpetuates. at the weather center i can imagine this is a very crazy scene. >> yes, we will talked-about that of the later, because we have a chance to see it again on our website. a look around the area, our skies are partly sunny in the district. look at all of the red and yellow. that is pretty heavy rain. there will be quite a bit of it through virginia the carolinas and southward, and probably the district and west virginia as well. tropical moisture we are watching the heaviest thunderstorms in southern virginia and in the carolinas. that rain is in the form of heavy downpours through florida and there is a 70% chance of storms that could affect the final launch of the space shuttle on friday. it feels like 93 with that heat and humidity thing again. in leesburg, 90, feeling like 96. in beltsville it

. >>> the national weather service massive dust storm through phoenix at speeds to 60 miles per hour. the clouds formed late in the sweeping intore the phoenix suburb. the time the crowd reached downtown, visibility was reduced and flights were than an hour. re hard to imagine that is just the best. -- that is just dust. >>> of big drowned first will down, and 70 miles per hour will hit the ground and spread out or. that out word spreading kicks up the best. those can roll and roll and roll. >> big trouble for allergy sufferers. around here we saw rain. watching -- washing the allergens out of the air. i have something to show you affect us right into weekend. similar to what i saw -- talk about yesterday. notice it was warmer northwest of the metro area. that is because they are seeing sunshine and clearing behind upper level energy that is still slowly moving through our region causing areas of rain and clouds still lingering locally. heavy downpour just over solomons island. this is slowly drifting to the northeast. there is not much push in our atmosphere. is typical july weather.

the national weather service estimated the storm was 100 miles wide. it reduced visibility to less than a quarter mile and grounded flights at sky harbor airport. >> back here in the bay area, cool temperatures coast side and inland different, upper 90s. right now, live storm tracker 2, low clouds regroup and push back into the bay for the overnight hours. as far as the time lapse from today, you see that marine layer, warm air trapping the fog close to the service, that has an impact on visibilities. with that in place, that create as temperature range from 62 in pacifica. antioch 96 degrees and oakland mid-70s at 75. forecast deadlines tonight, clear skies inland with fog developing for the coast and pushing into the bay. cooling trend begins tomorrow and reinforced for the weekend. high pressure has been the big weather story over the past few days. fog on the increase overnight and that leads to a cooling trend, temperatures down 4-8 degrees tomorrow. that will be the beginning. here is the trend for the weekend, area of low pressure from the north

the active watch we have is minus the northern counties but as i mentioned the national weather service could put out a thunderstorm watch for thunderstorms that could develop in the next couple of hours. humidity is high. it's hot and steamy. a lot of dynamics coming together with the moisture in the air and the next cold front sticking south ward from the north and at the same time moisture feeding in from the south come together and provide potential for strong showers around thunderstorms. through the overnight a couple inches of rain. could be some issues out there with flooding. plenty of sunshine for saturday and sunday. >> we have something to look forward to. thank you. a coach at a stafford county high school is under arrest accused of having consensual sex with a 16-year-old student. he is charged with taking indecent liberties with a minor. he is the field hockey team coach at brook point high school. the freelance star reports he met the girl while working as a substitute and faces a maximum of 10 years in prison. coming up on abc 7 news at noon -- >> you're in labor, and t

that's according to reports from the national weather service. ously high temperatures and humidity continuing to blast the middle of the country. our meteorologist janice dean the weather machine in the extreme weather center. we saw remarkably rare heat index readings across that region. >> look at this, shepard. 131 degrees. that is the heat index. and what that is is the actual air temperature combined with the relative humidity to give you what the body actually feels in terms of temperatures. when it's outside. 131 degrees in knoxville, iowa, other places across the midwest. we are looking at readings over 120 degrees. and when you see readings like that, exextremely dangerous. and heat stroke for any length of time that you are out there is imminent. taking a look at your current temperatures right now. 94 in davenport. 96, but, again, with the humidity, what it really feels like when you head outside, 108 in davenport. 109 in gee des moines. 106 in omaha. unfortunately this heat is sticking around. >> that is unfortunate. i guess it's spre

you've been outside and now that the national weather service warning of oppressive heat today. another summer scorcher or sizzler for americans, hot and sticky weather, stretching from the midwest to the east coast, there are brutal temperatures smashing records, reaching 100 degrees and higher in some spots and julie banderas is live in new york city, baring it all under the pressure of the heat. >> 94 degrees and certainly improvement from yesterday, but right now, millions of people really being tormented by the excessive and oppressive heat across the country in the midwest and much of the northeast today. 94 as i said. an improvement, but yet, very, very hot for many people, causing deaths and power outages in the last few days and heat clearly not taking the weekend off. if you take a look now at other parts of the country, they are certainly bearing the worst conditions and the national weather service, with temps in the 90's, much of the west and northeast today. including oklahoma, indiana, new york, new jersey and connecticut. on friday, take a look at the temperatures

the national weather service says that the dust was being pushed by 50-mile per hour winds. they brought down several power lines, which officials blame for starting at least one fire. president of mobil was the first-ever twitter town hall from the white house today -- president obama will post the first ever twitter town hall from the white house today. he will invite top democrats and republicans to the white house tomorrow to hammer out a deal. >> whether you are conservative house republican or liberal senate democrats or the president of the united states, he will not get 100% of what you want. >> the president wants to slice nearly $2.50 trillion from the budget, including almost $0.50 trillion in tax hikes. house speaker john boehner calls the meeting "fruitless." the u.s. government warns that terrorists are considering a surgically implanting explosives in humans. the tsa said that people traveling to the u.s. from overseas may experience additional screenings at airports. a security official says that this is not a new idea, but that some terrorist groups have sho

well, the national weather service said this was a macroburst and we've heard of microburst. it is essentially the same thing except stronger, some 60, 70-mile-per-hour winds coming out of the thunderstorms and downdrafts out of the storms so it really did a major number and it left a huge mess here in arlington county but things are getting back to normal. back to you, andrea. >> surae chinn reporting live from arlington, virginia, this morning. thank you. >>> the rail will be open in arlington. crews worked tuesday to remove fallen trees along the path of i-66 and north oak. the trail is a popular link to the rosslyn area. >>> prince george's county council moved swiftly to strip leslie johnson's privileges after she tendered her resignation. >> the council has agreed to restrict all other funding to the district 6 office included but not limited to the use of a county car, county council parking, cell phone usage, grant expenditures and discretionary funding. >> her last day on the job is july 31st. last thursday, she pled guilty to obstruction of justice charges. she will

. >> the national weather service has issued heat warnings.they are forecasting temperatures at or neither 100 degrees this weekend but with the humidity who it will feel even hotter. >> from the midwest to the east coast, people are desperate for relief from the scorching temperatures. city officials have set up mobile water fountains to help people cool off. this heat wave is massive. already nearly two dozen deaths have been blamed on the blistering heat. some hospitals are seeing four times the number of heat related cases. >> people with heat exhaustion, weak, tired. >> the temperatures at chicago o'hare's reached 110 degrees by midday. >> e, and his crew are installing new turf at an oklahoma football stadium, burning the midnight oil was better than working in the day. >> it's too hot to work in the day. >> as tops soar so does power usage. chicago and philadelphia hit all times high for electricity use this week. new york is expected to be next. utility companies are preparing for power outages. >> if we need to deliver dry ice we can

now here are some problems with the radar, you can 70 there at the national weather service, it can still pick up a couple of thunderstorms off to the west, hancock, berkeley, all of that is to the west, not a lot happening, these chances will increase though as we head through the weekend. back to you. >>> thank you. >>> and a group of baltimore children get the chance to question michael vick about his involvement with dog fighting, the philadelphia eagles spoke to the kids at the football camp at the wood lawn high school. according to our partner, vick took the blame for getting in trouble and told the children he should have known better. he returned to the nfl last year after spending two years in federal prison. >>> and a drop in test scores has baltimore school leaders running. now they're considering a big change that has some parents upset. more on the school watch report. >> reporter: gigi bar net has more. >> reporter: after three years of back-to-back games, baltimore school leaders saw an across the board dip in test scores this year, reading results dropped by a little more

the national weather service is issuing hot weather warnings across the u.s. temperatures are predicted to be at or near triple digits today and throughout the weekend. we are using sun screen and throwing water over us. we don't know more to do. >> reporter: officials reported at least six more fatalities across the area. this is a heat wave for the books, according to meteorologists. a whopping 98 all time overnight highs also set so far this summer. >> you do need to take breaks, cool off. >> as the mercury rises, so do the 911 calls. we have simple calls for simple dehydration, heat cramps, heat exhaustion and, of course, the worst, heat stroke and countless number of other pre- existing conditions that is aggravated by this weather. >> with no end in sight, doctors continue to stress the important of staying hydrated and keeping an eye on those most at risk, that being the children and elderly >>> some thieves in the midwest are taking advantage of the heat wave, breaking into people's homes by simply pushing in window air conditioners. they are targeting

i'm joined by jack hayes director of the national weather service.sing of time? >> this is a dangerous situation. it's going to start today. it's already started where we'll to see temperatures from the southern parts of texas along the mexican border all the way up to the border of canada, temperatures hit 100 degrees. you add into that the humidity and the heat index, it's going to approach 110, maybe even 115 in some locations. this heat wave, this dangerous heat wave will spread east across the country and will extend by mid-week from the rocky mountains all the way to the east coast. >> when you look at the map it's just a tremendous amount of the country. how does it compare to years past? how does this stand out? >> we have these kinds of heat waves periodically. they will last anywhere from three to five days, sometimes in the neighborhood of a week. this one is especially persistent and looks to me like it will extend into next week and be a threat to americans. >> into next week. a long time. what's causing this. this a la nina issue? >> i

. >> national weather service says a macro burst touched down just after 6:20 with wind gusts up to 70 miles an hour. >> i heard a terrible noise. i thought it was lightning, but the next thing i know, all these branches were in my living room. >> a couple close calls. walked away from us, we're okay. >> i'm scott broom in whites ferry, maryland. abandoned camping equipment, bicycle parts, and discarded first aid supplies. neil reich was hit and killed by a falling tree by storms early sunday evening. >> that's too bad because everyone out here is having a good time. >> like a lot of people you meet on the trail, reich was on a long distance overnight trip when they were caught in the weather. reich was putting on rain gear, his friend had just pedal add short distance away, both were a long shelter away. rescuers used an atv and used chain saws, he died at the scene. >> scott, thank you. some more very sad news this independence day. a six-year-old boy died this morning during what was supposed to be a day of fun at sandy point state park. pulled the boy from the swimming area and beg

the national weather service has issued warnings to areas affecting more than half the population.espite this, soaring temperatures have had tragic consequences. missouri officials have said that 13 people have died, including two women in their 70's. several more deaths have been reported in oklahoma. there has been as dramatic increase in emergency call out. cooling cities -- cooling centers have been set up in cities to provide relief. >> already after two minutes, i am extremely uncomfortable. it is already late in the day. it is okay for people who work in air-conditioned offices, but for those who have outside jobs, the conditions are almost unbearable. >> i cannot describe it. it is just very hot out. all you can do is stay hydrated and keep an eye on each other and hope nobody gets hurt. >> forecasters say the conditions could match those that settled over chicago in 1995. then more than 700 people died in a five day time frame. with temperatures not expected to drop until sunday, there are concerns about more fatalities to come. >> now on news of the destruction of the gra

national weather service predicts the yellowstone river swelling with mountain snow meltsd from hot summer weather will peak at billings this afternoon. 12-inch pipeline burst from a refinery upstream from billings. they say up to 42,000 gallons of crude before the leak was capped. company officials acknowledge the scope of the leak could extend far beyond the ten-mile stretch of the river. >> some 4th of july water takes a deadly turn into the north bay. >> i'm terry mcsweeney live in the newsroom. the search for seven americans off the waters in mexico is being expanded. their fishing beet boat capsized sunday morning. why there is still hope coming up. >> and new research on breast cancer. who is most at risk and how often women should get a mammogram. =x=x=x=x=x=x=x=x=x=x=x

like i'm valentine grigori of ranger the national weather service from should have been to deregister yes yes did you get instructions before you came here yes. which way are you going we're going to climb the rock spend the night and climb a quick nye the next day place to make camp fires where you're not supposed to it's dangerous to do it now yes yes we got it. but have a nice trip with thank you. halfway to a click noise crest the tourists are treated to an unpleasant surprise. all of a sudden the weather has changed terentia rain washes the trail out in a matter of minutes. alexander guitar of the man in charge of the group of rock climbers just wants to lead them to stone river. most of those things make it difficult because of the rain but it's easier this way. every serious is supposed to get their feet wet in stone river. so-called stern rivers are scattered across to the nine national park they are in fact a mass of big rocks covered with lichen. it took geologists a long time to understand when and how such rivers of stone came about they eventually came to the conclusion t

the national weather service has issued a heat advisory in at least 23 states, with an excessive heat warning across parts of ten states in the south and midwest. >> this is some oppressive and dangerous heat. >> reporter: dangerous and deadly. a 51-year-old illinois man suffered a fatal heatstroke. investigators say his air conditioner was broken. hundreds lined up in oklahoma city looking for help with their electric bills and a little bit of relief. >> we have fans. you know, if the electric isn't on, the air doesn't work, so hot air blowing in. >> reporter: hot area over 100 degrees that's been in the area for 14 straight days now and that forecasters say will linger for at least another week. >> what we have is a gigantic easy-bake oven that we're living in right now. >> reporter: while in new york, central park is sizzling. the city plans to open 450 cooling centers. from ice cream to fountains and swimming pools. >> anywhere we can get wet, they love it. >> reporter: people across the country looking for any way -- >> it's hot here! >> reporter: -- to beat the heat. jay gray, n

about 3,000 feet high and created wind gusts of up to 40 miles per hour according to the national weather service an eye on that. thanks for watching abc news. we hope you check in for "good morning america." they'll keep an eye on it. they've got the latest twist in the scandals surrounding the news corporation and c eo

the national weather service says about two dozen deaths in recent days are potentially heat-related. extraordinary temperatures are expected in the east through the weekend with cooler weather by then for the midwest. of course, nbc meteorologist bill karins will have much more on the heat wave coming up in just a few minutes. >>> first now to the rapidly-approaching deadline over the nation's debt ceiling. yesterday president obama held more meetings on the issue as the push intensifies for lawmakers to come up with a deal before its too late. for more we go to brian mooar in washington. brian, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, lynn. the president is going to have to give a little to get what he wants. he's going to have to do something he said he wouldn't do, which is possibly sign off on an extension on raising the nation's debt ceiling. well, the white house says it will be willing to sign an extension for just a couple of days as the so-called gang of six, a bipartisan group of six senators, works out a plan. there is an august 2nd deadline, but it is going to take

. >> the national weather service has issued warnings across 29 states.eas, the record temperatures have had tragic consequences. officials say at least 22 people died from heat-related illnesses in recent days, including 13 in missouri and three in kansas. there has been a dramatic rise in the number of emergency call out. >> people are feeling tired, nauseated, vomiting. people are coming in with elevated temperatures and alterations in mental status. >> already there have been scattered power cuts caused by a surge in the use of air- conditioning. it is similar to that which settled over chicago in 1995. then, more than 700 people died over a three-day time frame. authorities now fear more lives could be lost in the coming days. with temperatures not expected to drop until sunday, millions of people in the u.s. are looking for ways to beat the heat. bbc news, washington. >> in other news, hundreds of thousands of syrians are reported to have been taking part in anti-government rallies and defying security source -- security forces. activists say people

many thought it was a tornado but the national weather service says it was a macro burst, a violent burst of wind that hit the ground and spread damage in all directions. >> you can see the trees bending over and just toppling over homes, and you can hear them. it was a loud noise. >> here's where we're at right now, dominion power reporting about 2,000 outages in northern virginia. bge has about 230 customers in the dark. >>> a falling tree killed a man as he was riding his bike last night near mile marker 33, between whites ferry and edwards ferry. neal rike of forest hills new york was there on a two-day bike trip with a friend. in pennsylvania, five people are recovering after lightning struck yesterday morning. five people were sent to the hospital. reenactment officials say three small tents were also damaged. >> some damage was done to the tent poles, and it's my understanding that it hit the ground but other than that, no. now, the storm of course always with heavy winds can be intense but we were very, very lucky. >> all of the victims were treated and released. >>> the casey ant

in fact, the national weather service is now urging people to avoid all strenuous activity. s they told the kardashians, keep doing what you're doing. weather experts say 1 million square miles of the u.s. are under a heat dome. but don't worry, we have plenty of shade under our $14 trillion debt ceiling, so makes it pretty nice. check this out, in a recent interview, 85-year-old hugh hefner said he dodged the bullet by not marrying crystal harris. he said he dodged another bullet by giving abe lincoln his theater seats. tonight jimmy welcomes kevin connolly, actress brit marling. that's week nights at 11:35 on your local nbc station. >>> at the box office this weekend, if there's anyone who can take down harry potter, perhaps it could be captain america. captain america reportedly cost $150 million to make. its studio also plans on long-run franchise films. to beat harry potter it needs to earn at least $50 million. also opening, seeking the nonpotter audience, another of the recent run of r-rated comedies, "friends with benefits," they've been selling it hard and could take

nearly half of the nation was affected by the extreme heat yesterday according to the national weather service. folks are doing whatever they can to keep cool. >> i put my towels in the freezer and then when i come home i lay on them. >> forecasters warn the high temperatures in the plains and southeast could last through the weekend. >>> now to a story about who we are, and the news is as america gets older there are less children in the u.s. than ever before. according to the 2010 census, children make up just 24% of the population, down from 26% in 1990. children of immigrants make up one in four of those under the age of 18 and are now the fastest growing segment of the nation's youth. >>> the perjury trial of baseball great roger clemens begins today. clemens is accused of lying to congress about steroid use. a lawyer for clemens says he plans to question whether the investigation into the use of performance-enhancing drugs was proper. >>> a california woman is due in court today accused of -- listen to this -- hacking her husband. police say 48-year-old catherine becker, drugged her husb

the national weather service called the dust storm an historic and impressive event just like the lightning. >>> on the "cbs moneywatch" another mixed day for stocks in asia. ashley morrison is here with the latest on that. good morning, ashley. >> good morning to you betty. that's right. stocks in asia were up a little and down a little. japan's nikkei lost a fraction, and hong kong's hang sang was up a little higher. >>> stocks gained yesterday in the transportation and consumer areas. the dow gained 56 points while the nasdaq was up by 8. >>> a new report shows men are gaining many more jobs in the slow economic recovery than women. during the recession, the opposite was true but since 2009, when the recession officially ended, the labor department says men have gained 768,000 jobs while women have lost 218,000. >>> facebook is adding video conferencing through skype. facebook skype service will initially be limited to one on one video chats and will be free. the deal could also mean a new facebook relationship with microsoft, which is buying skype. >>> the minnesota government shutdown

been under an excessive heat warning because of temperatures nearing 100 degrees of the national weather service issued a heat watch for the east coast from virginia beach to cape cod. triple-digit temperatures are forecasted through saturday before cooling off slightly to the middle 90s by sunday. >>> it turns out history will be made in the sierra this weekend. even though we are right smack in the middle of the summer, one ski resort will be open for business. >> reporter: check it out. this is not an optical illusion, this is july 21st. and i am skiing. there is about to be a record set. >> it is awesome. unbelievable, really. >> reporter: well, believe it. this saturday, july 23rd. it is reopening for skiing and snowboarding. >> why open this late? >> why not? >> reporter: why not indeed? they say it still has snow miles six to eight feet deep. at a time when squads are to be kicking up dust they are building snow ramps for the one final day of skiing and boarding. >> we will have a top to bottom terrain park with a jump. if not two. >> reporter: the significant of saturday's reopening, tha

in the video, a national weather service meteorologist discusses how california was hit by what's called an atmospheric river and was one single event. >> all right, we're going to take a look ahead at our forecast for a morning and the rest of the week. >> highs across the bay area expand anywhere from 66 degrees in san francisco to 89 degrees in morgan hill. this is the scene this evening and you can see the low clouds penetrated the bay, looking toward the port of oakland where today's high was 70. that's down from the average high of 71. not far off the mark. 58 today in pacifica with partial clearing to the skies. below average. pretty spot on in livermore. average there is 89 degrees. with a blanket of skies, winds dial back. tomorrow morning a little drizzly from the deep marine layer along the coast and into the bay. temperatures pretty much in the 50s. what oppresses me is how far inland the clouds extend overnight. fairfield, vacville, but by lunch hour and into the early afternoon hours, we see the clouds lingering. otherwise this right here, it is monsoonal moisture, watching

the national weather service says about two dozen deaths in recent days are potentially heat related. extraordinary temperatures are expected in the east throughout the weekend with cooler weather than for the midwest. nbc's meteorologist bill karins is going to have much more on the heat wave coming up in just a few minutes. but first, within the hour, the three-decade-old shuttle space program will come to a close, with the landing of space shuttle "atlantis." for more on that, we go to nbc's jay gray. he's outside kennedy space center with more. jay, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, lynn. weather conditions here, perfect along runway 15 as "atlantis" begins the last trip home. >> for what is expected to be the final time in orbit, the bay doors are closed and latched. >> reporter: nasa prepares for not only the end of a mission but the close of an amazing era. >> it's been the heart and soul of the human space flight program for about 30 years and it's a little sad to see it go away. >> reporter: an emotion shared by the support team on the ground. >> they have a lot

that's according to the national weather service, which estimates the current heat dome covered some 1 million square miles. that's how to sound smart, if you want to sound cool just invite them into the ac today. >>> let's gather around the water cooler to discuss the do's and don'ts of interviewing a public official. on wednesday chicago mayor rahm emanuel sat down with the local nbc station reporter, maryann ahern, she touched on what's considered the third rails of interviews with public officials, politician kids. the question? public or private school. here's what happened. >> my children are not an instrument of me being mayor. my children are my children. and that may be news for you, and that may be new for you, maryann. but i want you to understand, no, no, no, you have to understand this. i'm making this decision as a father. >> reporter: i have so many more questions for you. >> and i look forward to a future interview. >> please? >> i'm done. especially after that. >> my favorite part was the "please?" emanuel walking out of that interview ten minutes early. he's not the