now we're going operational. >> with oklahoma city being a counterattack, i was only fighting by the engagement introduced by the aggressor. waco started this war. hopefully oklahoma would end it. he likes to sink his fangs into people who steal chocolate mousse temptations. aaah! [ all scream ] nice job, chocobeast! [ male announcer ] decadent chocolate mousse temptations. it's jell-o for adults. >>> as i talk about these things, i hope that you already realize that i have emotion, and that i'm human, okay? but when i go and i start talking about these things in a clinical way that sounds cold, the truth is that that's the way you talk about things of this nature when you're, quote, a professional. >> lou michel's intense interview is approaching the interview is approaching the core of timothy mcveigh's grisly narrative. it's april 18th, 1995, just 24 hours before the tragedy in oklahoma city, and mcveigh is in possession of the rented 20-foot ryder truck. the horrific plan is in motion, but co-conspirator terry nichols is trying to back out, yet again. >> he told mcveigh, i'm out,

abc's matt gutman is in the heart of the heat, oklahoma city, where the temperature has been 100 or higher for almost every day this month. a good sweltering evening to you, matt. >> reporter: and to you, diane. this is camp shiloh, and like the rest of oklahoma city, it's staggering through its 23rd consecutive day of triple digit heat. but it feels hotter than that. check out this thermometer. it reads 125 degrees on the grass. and we heard it was so hot, that you could actually cook a steak on the dashboard of a car. so, we gave it a try, and in just a couple of moments, we'll show you what happened. the deadly heat that's batteteng the country's midsection has so far set or broken 1,000 records this month alone. it kicked up this towering dust storm in phoenix and left roads buckling on highways from texas all the way to minnesota. this camp is sweating through its 88th summer. c's chris bury spoke to its camp director. >> this is the hottest week on record here at the camp.

they left through oklahoma city and bought beer in oklahoma city, they asked directions to interstatest, and they ended up that next morning in ft. smith, arkansas. >> still in the yellow malibu? >> yes, sir. still in the yellow malibu with the primer spots on it. they ended up there about 2:00 in the morning, spent the rest of the morning up until about 10:00 or 10:30 at the sheraton in ft. smith, arkansas. on roger stres street. they spent the night and walked to the bus station. >> eventually police managed to track down the yellow getaway car, abandoned now. but by then, they were long gone. had hoped a bus to memphis. >> they spent three nights there drinking heavily. they lost about $1,000 while they were in the motel as a result of a cabbie bringing a couple of hookers to their room, and the hookers rolled them for about $1,000. >> and after memphis they wandered around southern louisiana looking for oil field work before hitch hiking to new orleans. there the two found jobs in a carnival, and ache took one a young woman named virginia ginger keefe. >> they hooked up with her,

and we understand the water pipes are breaking in oklahoma citi city because the demands for water several mains have broken like this one. 12 inch pipe that burst and look on how the water is shooting up 40 feet in the air. maybe they can charge money and called it old faithful of oklahoma but they definitely need the water to stay cool. it will last throughout the rest of the week and cool weather will last a lot longer, too. once we get the heat out of wear >> live look from mount tamalpais looking down on sausalito, tiburon and belvedere but a nice deck of clouds for the rest of us, covering for downtown san francisco. maybe a little drizzle in those clouds especially along the coast. satellite will show it's clearing out quicker in some areas, especially the north bay, east bay valleys still seeing clouds, south bay cleared out right now and still some in the monterey bay. temperatures, even cooler than they were yesterday.

. >> imagine now that it's 1979, a little place called okarche, oklahoma, a drive into oklahoma city as people were discovering then before it happened. >> okarche and a smaller

over to get his team and i say we should remember that back in oklahoma city imagine ninety five when it was a huge government which had to rest there with every level of pollution which it must be the workers i'm a terrorist and it turned out to work a very large and permanent and what a shame and. so with the proviso that we that we should don't rule out now because abilities are most likely explanation is obviously there are always political number one and you were an attack on it and i think really for two is one of those involvements and the other is perhaps if there is a stretch it could on the whole hurt an islamic group they might signal ways or so help them. think about a place all around them. was targets of terrorist attacks over the years and even make quite dramatic attack on a prime minister's office. home. of members of his going to court and you couldn't necessarily have had such an effect in one little carousel perhaps in a council religious bigotry still for a long time and like any no in order to norwegians in violence with the mouse and snarls spray from around the

is obviously yet to be seen and i have to say we should remember that back in oklahoma city mention ninety five one was a huge bomb. everybody left that must be the work islamic terrorists and it turned out to work a very christian fundamentalist mission and. so with the proviso that we should not rule out other possibilities the most likely explanation is obviously there's always going to have an attack on it i think really for two reasons why as. well as perhaps. this is trash economic power of an islamic group they might signal wires or. if you think about a place like london paris. targets of terrorist attacks over the years even made quite dramatic attack on the prime missile has you can attack on. members of those who caution you couldn't necessarily have had such a little carousels perhaps i'm sure norway literally very peaceful very quiet for a long time where if you like anymore involvement in the regions and violence was in houses miles from room country. if you just joined us let me bring you up to date on the headline facts that we know today norway's been shaken by double terr

the number here in oklahoma city, three degrees shy of the all-time record. we're looking at temperatures remaining on the hot side here throughout the south plains well into early next week. >> and justin, you told me this heat moves eastward as we begin the week. >> reporter: yeah, the core of the heat now is slicing eastbound into the tennessee valley, northbound into the ohio valley. cities like cincinnati and nashville, tennessee, likely to get in on the heat indices pushing 110 degrees outside monday afternoon. >> and you say the real relief comes midweek, but with it, some severe weather? >> reporter: powerful thunderstorms across the middle atlantic states later on this week. the core of the heat suppressed. so, the northeast escapes the major heat wave. but from the south plains into the tennessee valley, look for these blistering hot temperatures to continue throw throughout the dur case of the week. >> all right, we'll be watching. justin polvick, thanks to you. >>> we turn overseas now to the sunday paper that delivered its final edition, and we m

here in oklahoma city, five highways buckled this month. last year, zero. >> you have that concrete that's expanding in this extreme heat and, of course, it doesn't have any place to go. you can't go down because of the base and so it has no choice but to pop up. >> reporter: and kids with no choice but to head indoors. >> let's go, it's too hot. >> reporter: how hot is it? we just took this juicy t-bone out of the fridge. we're going to see if we can cook it on the dashboard of this car. i parked it about ten minutes ago. and already -- dashboard reads 151 degrees. we came back about two hours later. 195 degrees. experts say this is cooked enough to eat. and this is the steak, diane. now, i can't say that i would eat it but it is cooked. in fact, it's probably about medium well, diane. >> well, never seen that before. thank you, matt. and two hours, you said, to do it. thank you, matt gutman. >>> and now, you speak out. we are hearing it from every corner of the country and tonight, our new abc news poll drives it home. americans telling w

a water main break in oklahoma city soaked city streets tuesday morning. the geyser shot water 40 feet into the air dousing surrounding areas. the city's recently been inundated with ruptures. officials believe that five are the result of shifting soil caused by dry weather conditions. >>> a high-speed chase in los angeles ended with one driver taking a tumble. police began their pursuit of the suv after spotting the vehicle on the road without its headlights on. after several refusals to pull over, police clipped the suv, causing it to roll on its roof. the male driver was then arrested. >>> and finally in chicago, the windy city is showing a little leg. the larger-than-life legs are part of a grandiose display of american pop culture that will depict that famous subway great scene from the marilyn monroe film, "the seven-year itch." the completed 26-foot structure will be unveiled friday and stand through spring 2012. >> and now for a look at your national and regional weather, here's nbc meteorologist bill karins. he has your weather channel forecast. g

dallas, the big d oklahoma city -- 102. every day in oklahoma city since june 1 has been 90 degrees or higher. the middle part of the country continues debate -- to bake. here is the general pattern. nothing really terrible coming our way. as the jet stream moves north we will see this little area of high pressure. it will not be as humid tomorrow. the wind will turn more to the southwest. that humidity will come back. there is the risk of afternoon showers and thundershowers for wednesday and thursday, not tomorrow. when you head out, we'll have a pleasant morning. near-90 tomorrow. our average height -- highs is 88 degrees. the air quality is negative -- though one negative. it is in the unhealthy rings. the uv index will be high bank -- unhealthy range. the uv index will be high. we will get a little break into the weekend. now that it is a four-day week, it is looking pretty good. you can check out the weather 24/7 online. checking our top stories on wjla.com -- the latest on the suit against dominique strauss-kahn. the

we've now had in oklahoma city, 16 100 degree days this year. that's more than las vegas whose had 15. can you see dallas, san anthony, many areas, even austin at 21 are on this list. normally phoenix and tucson are. we expect that today. that's a look at the national forecast. now here's a look at the weather outside your window. today we'll call it 93 in philadelphia. many areas of the country are very warm. you notice there's going to be a lot of pop-up thunderstorms. very typical of summertime weather through the southeast. also around chicago a chance of a storm today too with a high of 84. talk more about the thunderstorms a little later. >> all right, bill. thanks so much. >>> more positive economic data. oil prices rise, and impressive honesty in austria. your early morning business headlines are straight ahead. >>> a high paid hollywood actor risks life and limb in iceland on an adventure show. >>> coming up, disappointing news for tiger woods. derek jeter gets another step closer to 3,000 hits. the fans who voted now one big leaguer ha

oklahoma city, 106. 99 in chicago. and while it seems to be going nowhere, this heat, it is, in fact, slowly sliding east, which is why the map, literally the map, has been in the headlines almost everywhere. hot colors we're not used to seeing. triple digit temperatures likely ahead for new york, philadelphia, washington. with 27 states in some sort of heat advisory, the almost predictable heat related casualties in the neighborhood of two dozen deaths so far. there is, at least, some help available in many places. there are cooling centers and water on offer outside the salvation army in lafayette, indiana. >> peoeoe may have other ways coming off. a two-hour shopping trip at the mall or sitting at the library, going to a bookstore. >> reporter: and tonight, they were handing out water at the cubs game in chicago, after that twins game in minneapolis a few days back where people were developing like missed fly balls. see this? a tv cameraman found this shot of flowers in the breeze news worthy because what's desperat

so, is oklahoma city a good place to grow up? brian: oklahoma city's a great place to grow up.i've been there several times. -i like it. -brian: oh, yeah. foxworthy: so, you're an interior designer? brian: i am. foxworthy: now, what would you do different with this classroom? brian: well, first of all, these overhead lights are pretty harsh. i would get some down-lighting. get a few lamps, definitely an area rug here. a little texture would be nice. foxworthy: a little texture in the classroom. well, we don't have texture, but you know what we've got? -a lot of money. -brian: i like that. whoo! foxworthy: and i want you to take it home with you today. brian: me, too. foxworthy: let me introduce you to some 5th graders i'm gonna let you cheat off of.

from oklahoma city to dallas. and this will be the 24th day in a row, for dallas to be 100 degrees-plus. they're going one after another. that's going to continue all week. we're cooler today in new york city. that's more like it. from d.c. southwards, we still have the heat. once the showers and the storms come late today, you'll get your relief. and tomorrow should be a little better. as far as today's forecast, carry an umbrella. it's the afternoon pop-up showers or storms that will hit. that will be from new york city, to baltimore, oerd. we're dry in the middle of the country, if you want great weather, minneapolis from wisconsin to chicago. the heat builds on tuesday and then should cool off a little bit. the heat's not over with. but we're not seeing historical heat like we did last week. >> that's a relief in some aspects. thank you. >>> how no debt deal is affecting markets. what ipo to look for on wall street. and what not to do when you think you've been sold is a lemon. [ diane lane ] is your anti-wrin

it was 102 yesterday in dallas. 104 in oklahoma city.ust to show you how unusual and historic this is, this is the number of 100-degree days so far. you xpkt phoenix and tus cson t have a bunch of them. austin, texas and oklahoma city have had more 100-degree days than vegas. this drought in texas, it justins to get worse and worse. the temperatures justin to be well above average. even this morning, it's 81 to start your morning in dallas. much of the country is very warm. we're 75 to start the morning in chicago. 77 in d.c. you walk out the door and you have the heat and feel it in the air. now right now, thunderstorms continue this morning in areas of kansas. that is the only travel trouble spot out there. interstate 70 is has a thunderstorm complex. today, a lot like yesterday. many areas will have a chance of afternoon storm but it will be hot in oklahoma and dallas. back to you. >>> more positive economic data. oil prices rise, and impressive honesty in austria. your first look at the business headlines is straight ahead. >>> disap

probably the best known domestic terror incident of this kind was oklahoma city.lking to a norwegian journalist, as this was unfolding friday, it was said to me, you know, this is like our oklahoma city. look, they have all sorts of causes. there's white supremacists, there are environmentalists who burn down developments. all of them have free speech rights that phil points out. so this is a real challenge. it's very hard. look at the guy in norway. he didn't post this manifesto until shortly he began to execute on his attack. and so the notion of trying to intervene is very difficult, if not impossible, for law enforcement. >> phil, fran points out oklahoma city, there's also ted kaczynski. since those incidents, has the u.s. stepped up our watch on domestic terrorism? are we safer from it? >> i'm not sure we're safer from it, but in terms of looking at people like this, my experience at the bureau is these people take a lot of resources. they don't get the media print because they're not islamic extremists like the ones that committed the attacks on 9/11. but i

the shooting massacre on the island followed what is being called an oklahoma city type bombing in oslorandall pinkston joins us tonight from oslo. randall? >> reporter: there are new details being revealed about the accused gunman. principally that he rented a farm that allowed him to obtain 6,000 tons of fertilizer. the fertilizer that authorities believe was used in part to construct that powerful bomb that went off just a few blocks from here. police say the gunman at norway's youth camp had 90 minutes to attack before a s.w.a.t. team arrived. at least 84 people were killed. >> they ran out. and he just would shoot them. >> reporter: shaken survivors recall their desperate effort to get away from the man dressed as a policeman. some dove into icy waters, trying to swim away. others hid behind rocks. adrian plaquen was wounded in the shoulder. >> i was lying perfectly still and someone fell down so i hid behind. >> reporter: when policemen finally arrived the gunman reportedly gave up without a struggle. >> i tried to save people but there were people dead i couldn't do anything for.

. >> reporter: in oklahoma city, omaha and minneapolis, uncomfortable and dangerous. in milwaukee, organizers called off this half marathon after runners collapsed. >> some people were kind of passing out. >> reporter: this is the 12th straight day of 100-degree temperatures in oklahoma city. the 20th so far this season. wichita falls has spent 36 of the past 38 days in the tripip digits. >> plenty of fluids. keep a little shade on your head. that will help. >> where were you going to go right now? >> head over to wet willy's. that will help, too. >> reporter: there are 14 states under heat advisories tonight. that number expected to grow as all of this dangerous weather moves east. this, and we are only three weeks into summer. barbara pinto, abc news. >>> now the heat wave could send dallas into triple digits for the tenth straight day. some of the other numbers, kansas city up to 95. indianapolis, 94. chicago, 92. near 90 for much of the northeast. 93 in new orleans. mostly 90s from albuquerque to boise. stormy weather with hail and gusty winds from south da koe to

it's one the first instances since oklahoma city but to defend your people.ed like the norwegian they approach terrorism is frankly a serious matter. >> a lost terrorism is a problem in the sand navyian countries are they turning a blind eye to it? >> at the end of the bush administration, george w. bush went up to the u.n. the final speech was on the critical threat from islamic terrorism. current prime minister of norway actually took the occasion for criticizing you mentioned islamic terrorism but you didn't talk about climate change. the problem in a lost european countries if s they think about being neutral on the war on terror they won't face the threats that we face. that is not true. we do know al-qaeda and islamic terrorist movements are targeting other countries. >> gregg: when you were a diplomat you traveled to oslo and when what did you see as far as potential terrorist attacks? >> i was surprised which was long after 9/11, i was surprised you can't harden every target but you should harden the most sensitive targets, head of government works, h

oklahoma city, 1 a 3. 102 in springfield and harrison, arkansas a record of 101 degrees.eat index is more important than the actual temperature. can you go to weather.gov and find a chart like this to find out how bad it is where you are. take the air temperature, find the relative humidity and calculate your heat index. it will tell you how dangerous that level is and, unfortunately, that danger level is very high for a lot of people. thunderstorms, the only thing that's going to bring the folks relief. severe stuff move ago cross the upper midwest pushing through the dakotas and into western minnesota. a rough night up there for a while with those folks. don, you doing okay in the heat? it's rough. >> yeah. >> the air conditioner, way down t. was hot earlier in here. nothing compared to the people actually having to deal with that. thank you so much, jacqui, appreciate it. >>> remembering weren't of the most influential first ladies in our nation's history. betty ford who died at the age of 93. that's right after a break. >>> after 168 years, news of the world is no mor

it's eeriely reminiscent of the oklahoma city bombing.he bomb in downtown oslo. it's remarkable that more people weren't killed in downtown oslo. more people were killed at the camp site. >> lying th like the unabomber,a manifesto that alludes to him planning this for a long time he. talked about oklahoma city bomber timothy mcveigh on line. he predicted that europe will soon burn again, a quote. small details are coming out. also when he was out at this camp, for an hour and a half basically, just shooting, just shooting these children. >> kids running. there's still five people missing at this hour. that death toll could increase. maybe we'll be lucky and they'll be found, some scattered and ran into the woods and some tried to swim away as he was shooting. we'll get some new information on anders breivik coming up a little later. >>> another fox news alert. overnight, five people are rushed to area hospitals after a shooting at a casino near seattle. two of the victims are in critical condition. authorities say it happened earlier this

station websites in oklahoma city i'm guessing they maybe did. we want someone to want to know what you can like what it was like to know what we were going i asked all my friends to play at the exact same time like simultaneously we play like play rain or turn on the air conditioner that day and that i had better at it still than mark is in there we need to keep you playing some are now the real question is did governor palin's request for rain work that have people in the state given up praise to god to end this drought and i want to be debbie downer here but we checked the weather channel's forecast for oklahoma city and it's going to be one hundred or above for the next ten days and there is not a drop of rain in the forecast to get that power of prayer isn't working quite yet now i'm not here to criticize those who are people of faith who pray because that's absolutely right and that's their decision to do so but can we not draw a line when it comes to the government calling for its if you remember governor mary fallin is not the first ball

oklahoma city, 100 degrees today. every day in the month of june, oklahoma city was 90 or higher. look at the humidity. that'll be coming in as we get into sunday and monday praised -- sunday and monday. overnight tonight, high pressure is still our dominant whether maker. tomorrow, a lot of senate -- a lot of sunshine. the humidity comes in and there is a weakening waterfront coming our way, sunday afternoon is to the day where there is a risk of afternoon showers. for the fireworks everything will be in good shape. heading out for the beaches? a lot of sunshine, the water temperatures are in the high 60's. it will be a light north breeze. not really good sailing weather. because of the light winds, and there is an air quality alert and a fact. -- in affect. later in the afternoon some better sailing. for everybody else stand around town, a very nice comfortable evening tomorrow. a lot of sunshine when you get up and head out very comfortable. it will be about 70 degrees. tomorrow afternoon, a few clouds. a bit on the hot side. still reasonable humanity. as we get into sunday aft

it will feel like 112 in oklahoma city today, fargo feeling like 109, so these places in the north notto that heat really feeling it for the next few days and 106 for your heat indice in minnnnpolis. that's for this afternoon. now, as far as this heat goes, it's going to be sticking around. this heat bubble is going to expand across the country over the next several days, so we have a really long stretch to get through where we just need to make sure we are drinking lots of water and we are limiting our time outdoors in the heat of the day and also wearing light-colored, loose-fitting clothing to try to stay cool because it's going to stick around for quite some time. bianna. >> all right, amber. some dangerous temperatures there. >>> we want to turn to washington now where crucial talks to raise the limit on the country's credit card are still stalemated. august 2nd is the deadline to break the impasse and get a debt deal done, a a if they don't meet that deadline, it could have real consequences for your wallet. abc's david kerley is in washington with the latest on the big showdown.

the oklahoma city university school of law and holds a jurist doctorate in law. he has taught law at the oklahoma city university and university of denver on legislation, state and local government, and national security. in his book, "deadly indifference," co-authored by ted shorts, michael brown poignantly describes the role of politics and a risk aversion society facing natural or man-made disasters. in his book you will read many excerpts from a journal. eventually his journal reached several hundred pages, and he thought that one day his wife and possibly his children or grandchildren would read it and would come to understand why he agreed to take a job that took him so frequently away from home. whatever the case, he intended to keep the interest private. four years after leaving the bush white house he used them in writing of this book, deadly indifference. hurricane katrina was a disaster on many levels. every participant has his own version of the almost heroic personal actions taken in a desperate race to beat the storm, protect the people, and that al

look at oklahoma city. 105 degrees. they missed the record by five. the heat goes on in the mid part of the country. having quite a summer. there is some tropical weather right there. edge that will be bringing some rain to florida. there is aonight, weak weather front that will we get caught in the late tomorrow. long that when the humidity, be seeing some thunderstorms pop up. especially as we get into friday, more likely to be seeing lot of those thunderstorms will eventually lead air that will be coming get into the weekend. the weekend still looks great. the morning low temperature, about 74 degrees. because we are seeing more sunshine, we are likely to get up into the 90's. a 40% chance of some actors in new and thundershowers. -- of afternoon thundershowers. that dry air comes in and the weekend will be less humid. the weekend still looks fine. is our address, wjla.com. >> you have to be particular. >> and not as he meant. >> exactly. >> and[ female announcer ] keurig brews more than just hot coffee. now you can brew over ice for delicious iced

oklahoma city is 90 or higher. there is that high pressure area. clear skies and tomorrow, a lot of sunshine. it will be very pleasant. in the meantime, overnight tonight and during the day tomorrow, temperatures will drop into the 60's to about 70 degrees. hot and humid, the risk of some afternoon thunderstorms on sunday. for all the fireworks we get right back into some sunshine. a little bit on the humid side, but not as scorching as we had been. as we get into monday, temperatures will still be in the '90s. after we get through the holidays, we are in a bit of a dry pattern. no sign of any of the storm's coming. it will still remain hot and humid. >> a good night for baseball. >> it is. >>> the toyota sports desk brought to you by your local toyota dealers. moving you forward. >>> speaking of baseball. >> davey johnson is a name this area knows and loves. he is one of just seven letting people with a world series ring. the former orioles will make his home debut. it has been a little rough though. the nationals got swept by the angels. i caught

oklahoma city, utah about heat. also set asouri 88ord while we were up to degrees. the drought continues in the middle part of the country. we go through the summertime dry the heat reinforces the air and the dry air reinforces the heat. ofloud free most as.country the heat will be coming in on us. another fine day tomorrow with of high pressure. as it begins to move off, some the midwest heat begins to come our way. tomorrow, temperatures will be 0 degrees. will be one more comfortable morninga delightful out to thead beaches. i will tell you in a second the beaches. it will be sunny and nearer 90. one negative is the air quality. it is a code orange tomorrow for quality color because of the light winds and the ozone that the sunshine during the day. very high. a lot of sunshine at the beaches. out for afternoon sunshine hours. you can always go into wjla.com every afternoon. arepeaking of wjla.com, we giving away some special vip defets for the special leppard and hart concert. we will announce >>, checking the top stories on e wjla.com. many are planning to trave

look at oklahoma city. 101 degrees again today. a terrible drought continues out there today.neapolis, a much more humid that it is in washington. we still have that area of high pressure. that will be with us tomorrow, too. as we get into sunday, at an approaching weather front will come our way. as we get into sunday afternoon especially, there is the risk of some afternoon thundershowers. if you are heading to the beaches, there could be some thunderstorms out at the beach areas. 10 pitchers tomorrow morning when you get up will be around 70 -- temperatures tomorrow morning will -- when you get up will be around 70 degrees. reasonable humidity tomorrow even though the temperature will be around 90 degrees. tomorrow night and later on, the humidity really comes then. there is still a code orange officially. the uv index is still very high, so lathered up the sun block. the investors will still be in the mid 80's. there is a slight risk of some leftover thunderstorms down to our south. after that, and as we get into next week, temperatures next week will be around 90 degrees.

that's nothing new for you also oklahoma city. also hot around phoenix, temperature at 113 for you today. it's not chilly either down here in the southeast. from atlanta to orlando, temperatures in the 90s, but the difference in florida is that late this afternoon you will get some wet weather and showers and storms to cool you off. that's a look at your friday forecast. now here's a look at the weather outside your window. >>> sunshine in baltimore today. 88 degrees. really starting to warm it up in the mid-atlantic, but the humidity is still low. chance of the storms in florida as we mentioned. very hot around st. louis today. 97 with a heat index over 100. of course, holiday weekend forecast coming right up. >> a hot holiday weekend, right? >> definitely. >> looks like it. >> without a doubt. >> thanks, bill. >>> stocks surge, corn is planted, and the ultimate case of atm envy? hmm. your early morning business headlines are straight ahead. >>> plus, if you are into clashing, shape shifting, technological bohemaths, then this we

>> at least 22 and roads buckle and we understand the water pipes are breaking in oklahoma citi city because the demands for water several mains have broken like this one. 12 inch pipe that burst and look on how the water is shooting up 40 feet in the air. maybe they can charge money and called it old faithful of oklahoma but they definitely need the water to stay cool. it will last throughout the rest of the week and cool weather will last a lot longer, too. once we get the heat out of wear >> live look from mount tamalpais looking down on sausalito, tiburon and belvedere but a nice deck of clouds for the rest of us, covering for downtown san francisco. maybe a little drizzle in those clouds especially along the coast. satellite will show it's clearing out quicker in some areas, especially the north bay, east bay valleys still seeing clouds, south bay cleared out right now and still some in the monterey bay. temperatures, even cooler than they were yesterday. san rafael and concord and los gatos. mid to upper 50s. half moon bay, san francisco and oakland and fremont, rest of us in t

it caused water main breaks in oklahoma city. temperatures should start cooling down in the midwest over the weekend. cities in the east will still be sweltering into next week. >> 130 degrees, when you were growing up in missouri what is the hottest you remember the heat index? >> about 118, 117. >> how was that? >> if it was great. sitting in the pool doing nothing. [ laughter ] >> i think was 1078 we played football. >> drink a lot of water. >> down to 107 pounds after all that. >> take a look outside. 4:52, that is a lot of water, a little cloudiness as we look back from sutro. sea breeze will affect the coast and bay shore. we'll talk about the temperatures. if you are leaving the house right now we still have 60-degree temperatures, fairfield, concord, antioch and mountain view. upper 50s for the rest of us, monterey bay and inland, mid to upper 50s. highlights, sunny away from the coast today. the cooling begins at the coast and for parts of the bay. we'll see more clouds tonight and all of us will start a cooling trend tom

in oklahoma city temperatures have been in the triple digits for two weeks now and in cases where temperaturesegrees, they eat is being blamed for the death of 40 -- the heat is being blamed for the death of 40 turkeys at a farm. >>> for us, of course, we are dealing with some very, very cool air. the upshot i mentioned last night, the fire news is not the headline. this low pressure center right here is spinning a brain in the northwest and fog -- up rain in the north west and fog for us. highs tomorrow are going to come down another few degrees. that low pressure comes a little closer to us. increased humidity and moisture. good news for northern california but if you want warm weather, forget it. the fog and cool weather will stay with us throughout the weekend. when you wake up tomorrow morning, fog pretty much for everybody. not much different than what we saw today. the forecast has fog all the way up into the delta. by early morning lunchtime, we still will have fog out towards oakland, san francisco, and san rafael. so you get the picture, this pattern is going to continue. temperature

take a look at oklahoma city. he is going to expand eastward a bit. we -- heat is going to expand eastward a bit. we have a high pressure moving out to the east over the next couple of days. we will pick up southern winds, but showers and storms through the day friday. there should be improvement over the weekend. let's take a quick look at our forecast for tomorrow, sunny hot, humid. about a 30% chance of afternoon thunderstorms. friday a 40% chance. a little bit of a break late friday saturday and sunday from the heat and humidity, but all indications are that next week we will be back in the low- middle-90's. the toyota sports desk brought to you by your local toyota dealers -- moving you forward. >> we should not hold our breath if we want to see tiger woods. >> i think it is the right decision to wait and he'll, then come back. -- heal, then come back. 2010 was not the best your personally for tiger woods, 2011 is not getting any better professionally. he announced today that he will not be playing in the british open. he is skipping the event to

the actual temperature forecast is 105 for dallas, 105 for oklahoma city. for both of those cities, that means two dozen days in a row where temperatures have competed the 100-degree mark. not a record for dallas yet, but may be soon. we have drought issues across texas. a tropical system heading that way wouldn't necessarily be bad news, depending on the strength. we're watching this item of concern heading towards the yucatan peninsula and into the gulf of mexico. it looks like it's going to become our next tropical depression, potentially next tropical storm. right now forecast models are bringing whatever it will be towards the texas coastline as we get closer to the weekend. where exactly obviously we don't know yet. texas coastline, louisiana coastline, you'll all be threatened by this thing. it would be nice if we got it to be a weak to moderate tropical storm, ali. then it would bring beneficial rains to extremely drought-stricken texas. >> how bad could it get? >> until we get it into close circulation and deem it to a tropical storm, the models do

down to charleston, and also from indianapolis back to the central plains, oklahoma city, dallas goingther scorcher today. it does calm down, though, across the great lakes and the northeast. let's talk more rain for the chicago area. about 7 inches of rain yesterday caused >>> relatively speaking pretty nice weather once we lose the low clouds. misty skies in parts of the inner bay and coastline this morning. should see low 80s around san jose. close to sfend around oakland, 60s for san francisco and i hope you like the weather we have today because the seven-day forecast really doesn't change a whole lot. we'll cool off a little inland through the first half of the week. as we approach next weekend, high pressure building in means as we get closer to the start of august we'll see temperatures inland woerj into the 90s. angeles. and when we're not here, check your weather any time on weather.com. now back to lester. >>> all right. janice, thank you. tomorrow may be the most explosive and important court date for amanda knox yet. she's appealing her conviction for murdering her british

reporter: in may the suspect bought six tons of fertilizer similar to the kind mcveigh used in oklahoma city. after setting off the car bomb that killed seven in oslo central square the suspect drove to the island, dressed as a policeman. he told the teenagers he needed to protect them after the oslo bombing. he gathered them close, and opened fire. >> the reason i throughout it was a game or, i don't know, something else, it was like not high sound shooting, it was like silencer or something, it sounded like fireworks. >> reporter: as they fled through the woods and swam for their lives he picked them off one by one. >> the guy with the gun was standing there and shooting at us. if i started to swim a bit later, he would have shot. i think we would have been dead now. >> i tried to save those i could but there were people there that i couldn't do anything for. >> reporter: the suspect's name anders behring breivik, 32 years old. just last week he updated his facebook page, called himself a christian, a conservative, likes hunting. facebook friends, zero. right winger but with no signs of po

in oklahoma city, each new day is as bad as the last, with almost two straight weeks of triple-digit heat. dallas topped 100 degrees for 11 days in a row. high school football players working to stay hydrated. >> if it's not hot it's not st. louis. >> reporter: and in the gateway city, these residents knew it would be another scorcher. >> as soon as you walk out you know it's going to be one of those days. >> reporter: in many cases the heat is adding insult to injury, causing drought conditions to intensify in the south and creep up to mid-atlantic states. monday morning in chicago, summer thunderstorms knocked out power to almost a million people at a time when air conditioning can be critical. now, the east coast is starting to feel the heat. advisories have been issued from georgia to connecticut, with temperatures feeling like 105 degrees. in new york city, some were dressed for the weather. >> i was in las vegas last week and it was 117. so 95 is -- >> reporter: others looked like they just might melt. >> you have a cooling fan in there? >> reporter: but the heatwave is more th

oklahoma city is on track to set a new record. 90 degrees or more for 47 straight days. the governor's called for a day of prayer for rain. so, who is chillin' while we're grillin'? at chicago's alan brothers steaks, temperatures in the meat locker are a frigid 15 degrees. >> you like it in here in the summer? >> it's way better. it's like being a polar bear. >> reporter: meanwhile, back in the broiler -- what are you doing at the end of the day? >> jump in the pool. >> reporter: this heat dome is expected to stay over the midwest for the next several days. bad news for you in the east, brian. it is slowly but surely headed your way. >> kevin tibbles, michigan avenue, chicago, one of the great places in the world, even when it's this hot. we have an update tonight on negotiations to raise the nation's debt ceiling as the clock ticks closer to treasury's deadline. just two weeks away, august 2nd. while we learn they had did meet over the weekend, the white house said no to a tea party-backed plan that would cap spending and require a balanced federal budget going forward.

the temperatures in the middle of the country were brutally hot. 110 this weekend inth oklahoma city. we've cooled it off in vegas. only 99. we say only 99. typically you're hotter than that. temperatures only in the 70s in the northwest. temperatures this morning if you head out the door, 50s and 60s are widespread. a storm system dropping down from canada. this will bring a reinforcing shot of cool air. they had moisture with it where you got that unusual rain in june. this will still dip to the south and bring cooler conditions. maybe some showers. not a lot of moisture with this storm system. today's forecast with the clouds only in the 60s in seattle. even l.a. at 76 today. if you've been near the coast, hasn't been much of a summer. >>> we'll track that storm system into tuesday, lynn, coming up pncht thanks so much. also coming up, earnings results begin. italy is europe's new problem. and the new must-have benefit to attract a mate. your early morning business headlines are straight ahead. >>> plus, in just two weeks, the robots rock their way into the record book. >>> a thril

temperatures stay very, very hot in the central and the southern portions of the u.s. 40 degrees in oklahoma city. 34 in denver. and 31 in chicago. now we take a look at europe. it remains very thundery and wet out towards the east. especially for the balkans dealing with that widespread rain and thunderstorms. this system is going to be making its way in a northeasterly direction. much of eastern europe looking unsettled out here. a new rain band coming in from the west is going to be reaching the alpine region next. turning things unsettled once again. nothing too severe is expected here. across the british isles, something cloudy here. a bit showery for norway, but nothing too severe. berlin in at 22 degrees. little bit warmer than yesterday. london 21 with sunshine. it stays very hot down in the southwestern corner. 33 degrees in madrid. here is your extended forecast now. >>> our lead story this hour, the families of the victims of a train crash in china are becoming impatient with the government's lack of explanation about the accident that killed 39 people in the eastern province. the impa

oklahoma city 105, springfield 102. let's show you a couple tower cams. , i guess we have all three of them. three cities dealing with the worst of the heat. oklahoma city on your top left, 105. this is the 12th consecutive day with triple-digit temperatures. heat advisories in effect through saturday. can i say, i've never seen that. i have seen heat advisories in effect for two or three days, never for an entire week. memphis, 105 right now. you can see the view of beal street and st. louis, missouri. a beautiful shot of the arch but the heat, the temperature that your body is feeling there, 111. all right, let's look at how much of the country this is including from des moines, iowa, stretching down towards shreveport and that's whennium we're approaching the 115, 110 degree range. this will stick out and peak out by tomorrow. look at minneapolis. even minneapolis feeling like 97 right now. the west coast the only place that you're having much of a respite. these are the temperatures we're expecting on your thermometer tomorrow. when you add in the humi

in may the suspect bought six tons of fertilizer, similar to the kind timothy mcveigh used in oklahoma city. it may have been used to make the bomb. after setting off the car bomb that killed seven in oslo's central square, the suspect drove to the island less than an hour away, dressed as a policeman. he told the teenagers he needed to protect them after the oslo bombing. he gathered them close and opened fire. as they fled through the woods and swam for their lives, he picked them off one by one. >> there's a guy with a gun, he was standing there and he was shooting at us. if i start to swim a bit later, we would have been shot. i think we would have been dead now. >> reporter: the suspect's name is anders behring breivik, 32 years old. just last week he updated his facebook page, called himself a christian, a conservative, likes hunting. facebook friends, zero. a right winger but with no signs of potential violence. how strong is the right wing here, how big is this pool of people that could produce such a person? >> that pool of people i would say is very, very limited. what we see here

will be record setting. 96 in boston. 103 central park in new york. 100 in washington. 102 in oklahoma cityng on three straight weeks of triple digit heat in dallas. no relief tomorrow across the plains. 91 would feel comfortable in new york. after 100s it will be. here's the heat index forecast today and 112 is what it will feel like in the district. may have a little bit of rain to cool you off in the upper midwest through the great lakes. a little cold front in portions of the northeast. warm and sunny once again in the place that had it again yesterday. sunday's weather brings in that rain and a little bit of cooler air. we all could use it, finally we'll be able to breath for a change. >> about time. thank you, mike. for the latest information on how these historic temperatures may be affecting you, you may visit weather.com. >>> developing now -- an attack followed an explosion many the capital, but left seven people dead. authorities say a 32 man in custody posted messages on christian fundamentalist websites. nbc news has yet to confirm his identity, but norweigian state tv has iden

as far as what we're dealing with some of the worst of it's been in oklahoma city.g to change. your weekend ahead and next week just brutal. 100 to 105 each and every day. your saturday forecast still gorgeous in new england many the mid-atlantic. in the southeast you're going to be cooled off by some late afternoon showers and thunderstorms. no relief from kansas city to denver. as we head into sunday notice the heat really expands. minneapolis up to 97. even in montana in the mid 90s. denver 97. this is the dangerous categories. it's so humid out there. by early next week that whole area expands all the way through to the east coast. we're going to continue to watch what's happening with that heat wave. back to you. >> thanks, bill. let's talk about u.s. football. it may be locked out, the game the rest to have world called futbol is set for an epic final. the women and japan in the u.s. championship game. soccer fever for the u.s. ladies sweeping the states in a way the country has not seen since 1999. back then brandy chastain was in the heart of the action. she