and the representative from new orleans east, which is where most of the v means live is a v. it. and it means american and they've added things to new orleans culture. that's very positive. for example, i don't know if anyone in the, in the, in the audience is familiar with king cakes. but it's a big thing in new orleans around marnie garad, i have a king cake, which is a type of pastry with a baby in the middle. well, when i was growing up, the king kicks were in edible. there was this company called mackenzie's that would make it and sprinkle some powdered sugar on top. it was terrible, always stale, just awful. well the v and the means of reinvented the king cake. and in new orleans now the best king kick in the entire city comes out of a vietnamese bakery and new orleans each. and that community is variety and their reinventing even nor one's culture. and after katrina, that community was devastated by katrina, i mean totally leveled and they were back within a year because they helped each other get through that at the destruction financially. they helped each other and they'

and the representative from new orleans east, which is where most of the vietnamese live, is a vietnamese americans. and they've added things to new orleans culture. that's very positive. for example. i don't know if anyone in the, in the, in the audience is familiar with king cakes. but it's a big thing in new orleans around marnie garad, i have a king cake, which is a type of pastry with a baby in the middle. well, when i was growing up, the king kicks were in edible. there was this company called mackenzie's that would make it and sprinkle some powdered sugar on top. it was terrible, always stale. just awful. well the v and the means of reinvented the king cake and in new orleans. now the best king kick in the entire city comes out of a v as in the means bakery and new orleans eats. and that community is variety and there reinventing even nor one's culture. and after katrina, that community was devastated by katrina, i mean totally leveled. and they were back within a year because they helped each other get through that if the destruction, financially they helped each other and they're

finally giving up some of its grip and pushing a lot of that heat off to the east in places like mobile, into birmingham, new orleans, where the excessive heat warnings are sliding off to the east and away from texas where all the massive heat has been. look along the gulf coast, this is muggy down here. a lot of humidity in the air. it will feel like 110 to 115 degrees in some places. and remember the numbers you see here and the heat index you might see on your tv or somewhere else, those numbers are in the shade. when you get out in the sunshine, it will feel even warmer than that. dallas finally down below 100 for a high on saturday. only 97. something else going on great lakes and ohio valley, all the smoke from the wildfires making another approach to this area here. had the same kind of idea about three or four weeks ago where the smoke was very intense in the eastern part of the united states especially the northeast. and this is what it looks like. clouds to the east, clouds to the west, those are the white. and then the gray in the middle is where the smoke is. and this earlier today, this is cleveland, oh

heat watches, heat indexes up to 120 degrees from sanderson to new orleans and a little further east these temperatures today, records possible new orleans, houston, dallas, down to brownsville, presidio, texas. and look into the weekend. triple digits for alexandria, houston, san antonio, waco those, guys, are just air temperatures add in the heat index and it's going to be even hotter. >> thank you >> also this morning, fallout and reaction are growing to donald trump's historic arraignment in that classified documents case it's the catalk of the campaign trail. nbc's chief white house correspondent, peter alexander has the latest hi, peter. good morning >> reporter: hoda, good morning to you we are now hearing from attorney general merrick garland for the first time since mr. trump was indicted last week, saying that he has faith in the integrity of the investigation. that his appointment of the special counsel underscores the justice department's commitment to independence and accountability and while not answering any specific questions about the case, garland says that he's goin

of orange and the yellow there that some very strong thunderstorms that are rolling through east of new orleans right now. well, looks like they're going to continue through the night tonight and tomorrow again, another chance of some severe weather across the south all the way down in the florida. all right. let's get you back out west. we go and you can see the skies while and then a nice evening around the bay area. here we are almost summer time as that sea breeze continues to blow outside temperatures out there right now. it's cool, unusually cool for this time of year numbers in the 50's along the coastline. clear skies there. those 65 and conquer. 63 in app and 61 degrees in petaluma onshore winds continuing overnight tonight and tomorrow morning, too. but overall, we've got such a cold air mass up above that. it's really hard for the fog form in the air masses. that cold up in the sky. we've had some thunderstorms rolling in the northern california. but overall, you see all the snow pack over the sierra nevada. that's something we're almost to getting in the beginning of summer. we stil

. >> heat dome around texas is expanding north and east affecting 80 million americans from new orleans to nashville even as far north as springfield illinois and that's according fox weather. official say record temperatures coming on fourth of july celebrations could be a lethal combination. >> it has been dry. it has been hot. the conditions are ripe for a fire to start quickly. please don't be part of these statistics. we rather you attend some of these professional displays for fireworks than to take the risk of injury or worse in case of these fireworks. >> states further north and further east do not have great condition for outdoor activities over the holiday weekend either. smokes from wildfires in canada is traveling south affecting places along the east coast. that includes indiana, ohio, virginia, maryland, pennsylvania, new york, new jersey, vermont and the district of columbia. 120 million americans are under air quality alerts there. relief from the smoke may be coming in form of strong thunderstorms in parts of the midwest. trace. >> good for the air. bad for travel. ash

. >> 91 in new orleans, 81 in dallas. 78 in boston, those the east coast cooler than that. 53 in denver will take it back to the bay here. you can see sfo. it's to 66 degrees. we've got some nice 70's happening in the interior part of the state and in downtown san francisco, just 60 degrees. so 70's are kind of confined to spots like the inner east bay, although we've hit the 70 degree mark their mountain view so that too badly, but cool up in the north bay. just 62 in santa rosa. and the reason is because we've had some of these clouds and a little bit of the shower that rolled across from some of that monsoonal moisture. and that is certainly be keeping us cool. and that low pressure system off the coast of southern california, just kind of reinforcing that cool air that's been with us. we've had kind of below average temperatures for a while now. but you can see that things have gotten a little bit calmer here. we have a little bit of a breeze going, but yes, a little bit of blue sky trying to work its way and we should get some afternoon sunshine in there. but cool temp

east coast, from north carolina to new hampshire. but tonight, it's the deadly heat that continues to hold an iron grip across much of the south. >> sam brock in new orleans. we're hitting a rough patch certainly. sam, any sense of how long this could go on for? >> reporter: yeah, lester, what makes this such an unusual event for new orleans here is the longevity. the fact it could be five or six days of this kind of extreme heat, and it's not just louisiana, either. texas's electrical grid just broke its all-time june record for daily usage. lester >> all right sam brock, thanks. >>> let's turn now to the leaked audio recording of former president trump, apparently discussing a classified document the republican front-runner firing back tonight. garrett haake has late details. >> reporter: a defiant donald trump tonight on the campaign trail. >> every time the radical left democrats, marxists, communists, and fascists indict me, i consider it a badge, a great, great beautiful badge of honor and courage. >> reporter: mr. trump blasting the special counsel, doj, and fbi for what he labeled an illegally leaked and spun audio recording, calling it election i

and all the rainfall will be here along and east of that upslope flow of that mountain area and also heavy rainfall across texas and of course new orleans. something else that is going on to the west of there is this record-breaking heat, more than 60 places will likely break record highs with excessive heat warnings in effect and heat index to 122 in the afternoon in some places. that is in the shade. these are the temperatures on the thermometer without the heat kind of added in and humidity added in. the temperatures will be hot already. you add in the humidity and it will feel much warmer, some places it will feel like 120 degrees. it did in christi on monday. and one more thing going on, tropical storm bret, it was named at 5:00 p.m. on monday. and it is out here in the atlantic. way out there. but it is forecast to move to the west toward the islands and if you notice here, the numbers, forecast to become a hurricane. not until probably wednesday or thursday, but this storm will likely intensify and move to some populated islands and possibly even into the gulf of mexico next week. we'll have thave to watch that. it is still way t

new orleans in lake charles. 117 in corpus christi. 105. those temperatures, it is crispy 100 degrees in shreveport. and into next week, that heat expands easts city in the early part of the week, mid-90s new orleans. triple digits dallas and kansas city we'll also talking smoke and poor air quality for our friends in the upper midwest from minnesota all the way into wisconsin, parts of illinois and indiana. we've got unhealthy air. 22 million people at risk for ozone and canadian wild fire smoke, unhealthy for those >>> good morning. it is 7:44. we finally made it to friday. checking out san francisco over the next couple of days, we'll continue to see the fog for the early morning hours through the weekend. pride parade on sunday, looks great. starts at 10:30, and we will see the temperatures in the mid 60s. as far as our inland valleys go, also starting off with fog. as we go into sunday and into the week ahead we are looking at a warming trend where the 70s will bump into the 80s by the middle to l >>> and that's your latest weather. >> thank you, al. >>> just ahead here, the controversy that has team usa figure skaters still waiting on

east. and the heat warnings have expanded at little rock to memphis, just about the nashville, birmingham, new orleans area. let's see who the hottest is already. not eating lunch outdoors today in new orleans. it feels like 104 degrees. these temperatures are in the shade, this is how you add the humidity and the temperature together for the heat index. 104. pensacola to orlando and miami feeling like 100. we're starting to soar in areas like mississippi, shreveport, 98. a lot of areas will top out 110ish to 115 later on today. we have heat index zones. we can use caution and extreme caution and danger zones. when you get into, like, the orange, that's when, you know, that's typical middle of the summer. when we start to get 103 plus, that's when we worry about with kids being outside too long without water, anyone working outside, that sort of thing. that spreads from kansas city to florida during the day today. so, will it stay hot for the holidays? it looks to stay very warm heading into it. we cool it back to normal. st. louis, 100 on friday. saturday, low 90s. memphis, you don't get your relief

east. meanwhile, record-breaking heat continues to scorch the south. emergency room visits in texas are up about 30% compared to last year. sam brock has more on these extreme conditions >> reporter: in new orleans french quarter, long lines pack this steamboat dock. this unrelenting heat is steaming the entire city >> it's really hot out here. >> reporter: new orleans could set record highs the next four days, with the heat index approaching 120 degrees. >> i saw someone about two weeks ago had a heatstroke, a lady out here it's very hot. >> reporter: was that scary to see first hand >> yes, it was >> reporter: the city's top priority caring for the most vulnerable, opening up about nine cooling stations and hydration stations what is the precedent for this kind of heat wave here >> well, this is unprecedented extreme, excessive heats that we've never experienced before >> reporter: the fierce triple digit temps impacting our furry friends who went running for cover, and rendering our news crew camera unusable >> use your good senses about it >> reporter: but it's the smoke from the canadian wildfires to our north that's now canvassing u.s. landmarks like the mackinaw bridge in michigan and bri

east of that upslope flow of that mountain area. and also some heavy rainfall across parts of texas and. of course you new orleans i showed you the storms will be. something else that's going on to the west of there is the record breaking heat, more than 60 places will likely break record highs with excessive heat warnings in effect and the heat index to 1:22 in the afternoon in some places. that is in the shade. see these are the temperatures on the thermometer without the heat to add in the humidity added in. the temperatures are going to be hot already, you add in the humidity and it's going to feel much warmer, in places it's gonna feel like 120 degrees, and in corpus christy on monday. it felt 120 degrees fahrenheit. one more thing going on. tropical storm, it was named bret on monday. it's on the way in the atlantic. way out there. but the forecast moves it to the west, towards the islands, and if you notice here with the numbers. it's forecast to become a hurricane. not until probably wednesday or thursday, but the storm will likely intensify and move to some populated islands, and possibly even into the g

east and the west. and the next three days this high pressure moves very slowly, so it's expanding heat and humidity. new orleans temperatures near the triple digits. when you factor in the heat, look at this. the humidity it's triple digits in new orleans, little rock, wichita, on into st. louis and nashville. and we're not going to see much changing expected record highs from poplar bluff, houston, gulf port, new orleans, on into the weekend. this ridge will weaken, so we'll start to see temperatures cool a bit, but that heat does expand to the east and north for st. louis, memphis, and jackson, but the heat will continue in texas. guys? >> all right, al, thank you. >> we turn to a major development in the federal case against donald trump. for the first time an audio recording has surfaced in which the former president appears to discuss classified documents of people who did not have security clearance. nbc's garrett haake is in washington with more on this. garrett, good morning. this is a key piece of evidence and mentioned in the indictment. now, people are able to hear it for themselves. >> reporter: yea

it is to the east of dest as we look ahead to tomorrow, that threat shifts a little bit farther back to the west. louisiana, southeastern parts of louisiana, coastal mississippi. new orleansion the heat which has been very dangerous in its own right. you look at some of these forecasts, high temperatures today, everywhere you see one of these red locator icons we're expecting a red high temperature. that includes san angelo 110, san antonio, 105, even austin 104. when you throw in the humidity, feels like temperature it really gets dangerous. 110 up to 120. that is 35 million americans that are under some form of heat alert. so the heat related illnesses can set in quickly. it doesn't quist. you look at the forecast for the next 10 days. that is for san antonio. we're in triple digits for the next 10 this is absolutely brutal run. the danger some of that heat is fueling more of that severe weather we talked about. neil: it doesn't end my friend. thank you for that, ian oliver following that. also looking how this impacts your travel plans, a bit disruptive i imagine, especially for those out of the south. as you remind me, lee, in this smoke and spoke and peg system we ha

digits in tulsa, memphis, near triple-digits in new orleans, but the humidity makes it feel even worse tomorrow, that heat spreads further north and east from st. louis, triple digits there birmingham, charlotte will be into the low 90s and the heat goes right on into the holiday weekend, through monday, with temperatures in the 90s for st. louis, richmond, charleston, atlanta, and memphis and then the air quality 110 million people at risk for unhealthy air, reduced visibility right now, 208 very unhealthy in chicago. unhealthy in detroit very unhealthy, pittsburgh as far south as knoxville, unhealthy air. we've got air quality alerts through tonight, from green bay all the way down to atlanta, new york, albany, and richmond, virginia guys >> all right, al, thank you. >>> also this morning, there is new fallout tied to the investigations that surround hunter biden and his recent plea deal with federal prosecutors. both an irs whistleblower and speaking out kristen welker joins us with more kristen, what did the president have to say about this subject >> reporter: savannah, good morning to you president biden is delivering some of his

east of atlanta. plus, that heat. 32 million people under heat advisories, heat warnings stretching from the southwest all the way to new orleans. look at these temperatures today. these are air temperatures, not feels like temperatures. could set a record in houston. wichita falls. and then we move into tomorrow. that heat stretches down. triple digits. and really no relief in sight. heavy into the weekend. upper 90s to nearly 100 degrees. corpus christi up to alpine and down to dallas. guys? >>> we're learning more about the conversations that happened roughly this time yesterday during the high stakes meeting between secretary of state antony blinken and president xi. the two coming together in beijing in an attempt to ease tensions. but there are some key issues in a remain unresolved between the super powers. janis mackey frayer is joining us with more. >> reporter: craig, good morning. secretary blinken had low expectations to come here. the idea to at least stabilize relations between the u.s. and china to avoid conflict. a high-stakes visit to stabilize relations between the u.s. and china. secretary of state antony bli