this is suburban oklahoma city. and county is the next county south of oklahoma county and oklahoma county is where oklahoma city is. looking at the picture, winds blowing about 20 to 30 miles per hour. they are not keeping up with the fire. they just can't. you see pele out there with shirts and pants that are trying to beat the fire down. this is way beyond that. this is into trees. they are in the cedars and the scrub little oaks in there. i lived up in edmond. this will go for a while. in will go until the winds start to calm down. that may not be until 8:00 or 9:00 at night. if you smell smoke right now in cleveland county, we're talking not that far from moore. you can see this is even far out. if you smell smoke right now, you may be in the path of the wind coming from that direction. that's the direction that the embers would come from. it's time to take those precautions. get the cars inside and get your stuff packed up. >> if people are not being evacuated yet, is that because this happened so quickly? this

on the frontlines of the fires just outside oklahoma city. mike. >> reporter: david, i live in oklahoma, when the temperatures hit 113 and winds started kicking up. it was clear there was trouble coming. and sure enough, it was. the extreme conditions turned brush fires into firestorms across several oklahoma counties. at least 100 buildings burned to the ground. almost half of them homes. a day care center was turned to ash. hundreds were evacuated in advance of the flame. >> when i left, the fire was right at my back door. >> reporter: arson was expected in this fire near the small central oklahoma town of luther. at day break, oklahoma governor mary fallin spoke to families who lost everything. emergency managers told her this year could bring one of the worst wildfire breakouts in the state's history. >> this has been a very, very tough situation. over 110 degrees and you have huge flames and massive fires. >> reporter: this family saw the frames roaring toward them. daughter jessica snapped these shots of advancing flames as the family a

on the front lines of the fires just outside oklahoma city. >> reporter: david, i live in oklahoma, when the temperatures hit 113 and winds started kicking up, it was clear that trouble was coming. and sure enough, it was. the extreme conditions turned brush fires into firestorms across several oklahoma counties. at least 100 buildings burned to the ground.

oklahoma city of 100 plus. they finally get a little reprieve. 99 by tomorrow. >> you said some relief. a little rain. that's also bringing severe weather with it? >> correct. this cold front extends all of the way to chicago. that's a place we find pictures today out of chicago. 100,000 plus people in grant park evacuating. they had to. this strong storm hit downtown chicago and that place would have been an absolute disaster, had you had all of the people outside with lightning and now 60-mile-per-hour winds. >> you're also following tropical storm ernesto. this is heavy rains, winds we're seeing in parts of the caribbean. what is the latest tract for earnesto? >> it will pass yucatan peninsula and become a hurricane. we'll call it a hurricane until it hits yucatan and then go back into the gulf. south texas may get rain if not some hurricane action out of this. we're watching this very carefully. >> at least the rain. zinger zee on all of this thank you. >>> we move to other new, yet another close call in th

. >> oklahoma city, i think people might have thought, they're one year ahead of curve. don't think a lot of people expected you to get by san antonio. that being said, feeling the pain of losing a championship, does it make you come back hungry the next year, i was so close to winning that title, i have to get that ring? >> you win, of course, always want to come back and have a chip on your shoulder. in our case, if we had won, we would have wanted to do the same thing again. i'm sure the heat feel the same way. how competitive we are, to be back on that stage, great lesson for us, and i think we learned what it takes to be a top team in this league. we got to continue to keep working at the pace we're going on and hopefully we get there one of these years. >> ever want to come back to d.c., wizards would love to have you? >> man, i've been asked that question so many times. >> we just want to get you back home. >> yeah. i'm a free agent in four years. who knows what will happen in four years. i'm just saying, if that were to happen, of course i would look at coming ba

second hottest day ever in oklahoma city, 112 degrees. it looks like the rainfall we have this morning in northern kansas heading for st. joseph and mckenzie, will give some people relief. but all in all, look at the temperatures again, we're easily 100-110 in the same areas over and over again. >>> well coming up, technical problems trip up stocks. uncle sam eyes olympians and why thanksgiving could be a little awkward at the zuckerbergs. your "first look" at the morning's business headlines are state ahead. >>> the angels fall hard and a pole-vaulting record for the ages, you're watching "first look" on msnbc. ♪ [music plays] ♪ [music plays] ♪ [music plays] hethey don't need one,gh wes, clay and demarcus tried on the new depend real fit briefs for charity to prove how great the fit is even while playing pro football. the best protection now looks, fits and feels just like underwear. get a free sample and try one on for yourself. the global ready one ? yeah, but you won't need... ♪ hajimemashite. hajimemashite. hajimemashite. you guys li

in oklahoma city. it's still going to be a pretty tough fight. even know the winds will be slightly lower. we're watching another story, multiple in the tropics. we got florence and then ernesto, a little bit more intense and a lot closer, at least, eventually to what could hit u.s. soil. it could hit yucatan and redevelop out in the gulf. we're watching this, that's friday at 2:00 a.m. by time we hit next weekend, we'll know a lot more about that track and whether it will clip texas. >> all right ginger. >> another big weather weekend. >>> let's check the other stories developing at this hour, for that, we'll go to ron. >>> good morning. the man charged in the deadly shooting rampage that left former congresswoman gabrielle giffords could spend the rest of his life in prison. jared lee loughner will reportly plead guilty on tuesday. mental experts will test him, that loughner is competent to understand the charges against him. the reported deal will avoid a possible death sentence if he was convicted. >>> hillary clinton will visit turkey later

northeast of oklahoma city, where they have a long, grueling day ahead. oklahoma, up in flames. dozens of homes and buildings, including a day-care center, torched. throughout the night, an all-out battle to contain the fire, now spread out across 80-square miles. >> fire is slowing down, due to weather conditions. we do have numerous units and sources coming in to help us. >> reporter: more than 100 people forced to leave their homes. >> i don't want to lose my home. you know? i don't want my neighbor to lose his house. >> reporter: helicopters dumped water on the blaze with the help of more than 30 fire departments. the biggest challenge? the record 113-degree heat. that, coupled with strong winds and grasslands already dried out from a brutal drought was a recipe for a fiery disaster. and all of this, authorities now believe, the results of an arsonist. investigators have reports of someone in a black ford pickup truck, tossing burning newspapers out their window. >> information that we have that this was intentionally set. we're going under that premise. we're trying to loca

. >>> well, if you're watching us on kfor, news channel 4, oklahoma city, oklahoma, see how different artists pick different golf or gins in scotland. it's growth of america at the art of golf at the oklahoma city museum of art. and that's your "early today" event of the day, lynn. i think everybody should play golf on sunday morning and everyone should be provided that by the government. i could get elected on that. >> you could. >>> and now here's an early look at this morning's headlines in entertainment. at the box office this weekend one film seems to break a very dubious record. the big balloon adventure could have the worse opening every by a film playing on over 2,000 screens. on wednesday it averaged $47. that's six tickets sold per theater. that is kind of terrifying. >>> well, the closest thing to a favorite in this low energy box office is "the possession" horror fans looking for one last scare before the end of summer. it should earn between 10 and $15 million. >>> elsewhere country music stay lee an yiems has entered a 30-day stress facility to cope with anxiety and stre

it's a rage being fire just outside of oklahoma city.tory evacuations are happening right now and the question is was this set on purpose and how will today's blistering heat affect the flames. plus a guy from long island who tried to fake his own death allegedly, now he has to face his wife. she is speaking out and accusing her husband of pretending to drown. we are going to have the latest on this very interesting story coming up. and she's the golden girl, gabby douglas. she took the gold in the all-around this past week and now she's set so make millions in endorsements. she's already on the cover after serial box you may have seen and there's so much more to come. it's an incredible story. she may be making north of $10 million, this for a 16-year-old raised by a single mom who has earned it the hard way. >> she did. and i couldn't help but notice how the crowd in london got behind her so much so quickly when she started her routine. >> you know, when you have a smile like that. >> yeah. >> everybody loves you. >> dan, thanks very m

a good little soaking here from dodge city to hayes, we'll work across here. a little bit to oklahoma. friday forecast, wet weather from kansas city hopefully to oklahoma city. numerous showers and thunderstorms down in the gulf. nothing to do with isaac. a warm day for you in mid-atlant mid-atlantic. eastern north carolina you are getting heavy rain yourself. that's a look at your national forecast. now here's a look at the weather outside your window. today areas like washington, d.c., philly, humidity levels aren't too bad. we'll see a chance of storms in peeb low, colorado. new orleans. we're watching isaac closely for you. weekend forecast coming up. >>> some good news hopefully. >> yeah. isaac is hitting somewhere. >> that is unfortunate. >>> investors throw down on the fed. gold fetches a pretty penny and the parking spot of your dreams. your early morning business headlines are straight ahead. >>> plus, can "expendables 2" once again knock out the competition at the box office. >>> a slug fest in boston, adrian beltre is hot and olympian gabby douglas like you've never seen he

. >>> oklahoma's three largest cities are under siege by wind whipped wildfires. authorities can only say dozens of homes and buildings in and around oklahoma city, norman and tulsa have been destroyed by fires that erupted this morning. police say the oklahoma city blaze may have been started by someone throwing burning newspapers out of a pick up truck. fire fighting efforts have been hampered not only by gusting winds, but by temperatures reaching a record 113 degrees. hundreds were forced to evacuate, but no serious injuries reported. >>> a red flag warning is up for the sierra and parts of northern california tonight, but of particular concern for our firefighters is a chance of dry lightning. abc7 meteorologist sandhya patel is here with more. sand yaw? >> ama, the concern is the sierra nevada has been so dry this winter you combine that with the dry lightning and it could mean trouble. it could spark new fires. the red flag warnings are up from 2:00 saturday afternoon and lightning strikes combined with the dry fuels and the strong out flow winds. the gusty

oklahoma city topped out at 113 degrees.at tied the all-time record high temperature in oklahoma city in 113. it was set back in the dust bowl years, 1936. it's only the second time they've ever made 113 in oklahoma city. they might do it again today. we won't be quite that bad. but it's going to be steamy and hot in the washington area today. you can tell by the early morning camera view, nothing but gunky haze all over the city. no blue sky for us, sort of that hazy gray shade of summertime out there. 79 at national airport but humidity is at 83% first thing this morning and dew points well up into the low and mid 70s will make for a very humid day today. heat index values between about 1:00 and 5:00 this afternoon will be well over 100. 68 in winch and front royal, 72 in culpepper, manassis, leesburg, if you're headed out to redskins park for fan appreciation day today, pack some extra water and take your shade breaks. take your shade break, lightweight, light colored sta5 highest this afternoon up in the mid 90s with sto

it is 110 degrees in oklahoma city. their previous record was 108. kansas city is 100. not only the heat but the drought goes on and on. meanwhile around us it just feels like it is 93 degrees. here is what is going on. we had a little ripple that brought through showers and thundershowers yesterday. by and large it is a hot pattern not only in the mid part of the country but also around the east. brown martinsburg there is another view trying to pop out around culpeper. you can see that area around martinsburg. the areas of lightning heading toward -- i think you can get an idea they really are widely scattered and not covering a wide area of our region. here is where the more nasty storms are. parts of tennessee on into arkansas. look at the terrible drought plagued areas of oklahoma city. nothing going on. we have a blog and about the july heat which was the second hottest july from washington. temperatures around oklahoma city are 110 degrees. at the same time in ocean city temperatures are only into the 80's. as we go through the overnight hours, here is what will

. >>> oklahoma's three largest cities are under siege by wind whipped wildfires. authorities can only say dozens of homes and buildings in and around oklahoma city, norman and tulsa have been destroyed by fires that erupted this morning. police say the oklahoma city blaze may have been started by someone throwing burning newspapers out of a pick up truck. fire fighting efforts have been hampered not only by gusting winds, but by temperatures reaching a record 113 degrees. hundreds were forced to evacuate, but no serious injuries reported. >>> a red flag warning is up for the sierra and parts of northern california tonight, but of particular concern for our firefighters is a chance of dry lightning. abc7 meteorologist sandhya patel is here with more. sand yaw? >> ama, the concern is the sierra nevada has been so dry this winter you combine that with the dry lightning and it could mean trouble. it could spark new fires. the red flag warnings are up from 2:00 saturday afternoon and lightning strikes combined with the dry fuels and the strong out flow winds. the gusty

100. 112 today in oklahoma city. that is the worst part of the heat sitting right over there. most of the nation is and 80's, 90's, and 100's. high-pressure strengthening off of the eastern seaboard will bring in some more is humidity. expected the humidity levels to increase. the threat of an afternoon thunderstorm. not a big threat. late afternoon storms will be possible tomorrow and the weekend. 90, 95 tomorrow. generally light on the day except for those isolated storms. western maryland mountains, 90 degree heat but it will be humid and the might be a few scattered thunderstorms throughout the weekend. on the eastern shore, it is just plain old baltimore summer. if the beach is in your weekend plans, saturday, sunday, monday are looking like some thunderstorms in the area. we are watching the next tropical storm, that wave we were talking about yesterday had strengthened. now has 50 mile per hour wind. you can see the various tracks going generally to the west, northwest come into the favorable areas of the open

>> 113 degrees, the actual air temperature in oklahoma city yesterday.hat tied the all-time record high temperature for them. the only other time oklahoma city has ever reached 113 degrees, literally, in the dust bowl august of 1936. unprecedented heat out there. continues today. temperatures flirting with 110 or higher across most of central oklahoma and the wind, as you saw in the fire video, just howling. a terrible situation for them. we also were sweating it out today here in the washington area. 96 degrees, our high temperature. sounds cool compared to 113, but, boy, if you spent any time outside today moving around, no doubt, you were covered in beads of sweat in no time. oh, why don't i have friends with a boat? why, why, why? 96 degrees, our high today. after a 79-degree start this morning. that is another roshd high minimum temperature. the old record high minimum for the day, 78 set back in 2006. and as of the 6:00 hour, it's still plenty steamy out there. 95 degrees, a nice south breeze at 13 miles per hour. that's been the one thing today th

yesterday, oklahoma city was 112. that was the second hottest day you've ever recorded going back about 120 years. forecast for the northeast today, we're looking just fine. the thunderstorms may clip new england area, near boston. the rest of the region is staying very hot and the southeast also remains very, very warm. just missed that one, barnicle. we had watching again tropical depression number 5. that ill with be the big story as we go throughout the week. you're watching "morning joe," we're brewed by starbucks. why should our wallets tell us what our favorite color is? every room deserves to look great. and every footstep should tell us we made the right decision. so when we can feel our way through the newest, softest, and most colorful options... ...across every possible price range... ...our budgets won't be picking the style. we will. more saving. more doing. that's the power of the home depot. make room for savings with $37 basic installation on martha stewart living and platinum plus carpet. that bringi

. >>> oklahoma's three largest cities are under siege by wind whipped wildfires. authorities can only say dozens of homes and buildings in and around oklahoma city, norman and tulsa have been destroyed by fires that erupted this morning. police say the oklahoma city blaze may have been started by someone throwing burning newspapers out of a pick up truck. fire fighting efforts have been hampered not only by gusting winds, but by temperatures reaching a record 113 degrees. hundreds were forced to evacuate, but no serious injuries reported. >>> a red flag warning is up for the sierra and parts of northern california tonight, but of particular concern for our firefighters is a chance of dry lightning. abc7 meteorologist sandhya patel is here with more. sand yaw? >> ama, the concern is the sierra nevada has been so dry this winter you combine that with the dry lightning and it could mean trouble. it could spark new fires. the red flag warnings are up from 2:00 saturday afternoon and lightning strikes combined with the dry fuels and the strong out flow winds. the gusty

six states with record highs. 108 at oklahoma city. 90's north of the canadian border and 80's up nearlycean. look at some of the record highs. tulsa oklahoma 111. wichita falls, 110. oklahoma city 108. dallas, 106, and no sign that heat will break in that area. there are eight states tonight under heat advisories. the advisories that you see on the shoreline, those are for rip currents because of expected north-northeasterly winds tomorrow. and we still have some monsoon rains hitting the deserts of california and nevada. las vegas may see showers and storms tomorrow. we're a little cooler tonight in the wake of that cool front, the air has less moisture cooling off nicely. down to 75. but here's the blazing heat that will begin encroaching over the next couple of days. and we've got to be up -- not far from 90 maybe mid-90's on thursday. wind off the lake could temper the heat a tad in all but the suburbs on friday. not much. the heat will be back in earnest on saturday. scattered clouds. more comfortable humidity levels. low temperature of 67. winds easing to 4-13. mostly sunny for we

113 degrees going back almost 100 years. 112 in oklahoma city, yesterday it was 106 in dallas.orm will we be today? what's amazing is that we're doing this again today. another day easily around 110 all through the state of oklahoma. dallas expecting to be about 107. we may get a little bit of relief today. we desperately need the rainfall in so many areas of the country. it looks like the best shot of that rain this morning is a thunderstorm complex that was in nebraska, now going through northern kansas right over the top of topeka, kansas. this is heading for kansas city. it's weakening but we'll take whatever we can get. we may get as much as a half inch of rain. that's at least a little help. as far as the tropics go, if this does get a name and strengthen, it will beer necessa be ernesto. it could possibly head into the gulf of mexico. so for the u.s., it looks like the middle of next week is the danger time. we'll watch that storm for you closely, jonathan. so a lot going on. drought and we're going to start tracking the tropics here. >> great, thanks, bill. >>> to sport

near 100 in oklahoma city saturday and sunday.re's a few showers going through areas of maryland and delaware. even one just outside of new york city. but most of the wet weather in the mid-atlantic will be this afternoon and this evening with temperatures in the 80s. we're dry in much of the west throughout the day today. and maybe a few storms in florida. again, the big story, looks like august, just like july, extremely hot and dry through the middle of the country. the drought gets worse. >> great. thanks a lot, bill. >> yeah, that's great. >>> it is my great pleasure to head back over to willie in london for some olympic highlights. willie. >> reporter: hey, jonathan. here's the big news in the papers over here. "the times" of london calling michael phelps the greatest olympian, short, sweet and 100% true. history came last night appropriately with a gold medal in the men's 4x200 relay. michael phelps swimming the anchor leg said, quote, i started smiling with 20 meters to go. it's the first time i think i've ever done that i

as far as the forecast today, not many issues, but rain from kansas city to oklahoma city.e, warm day through areas of the mid-atlantic. around d.c., though, through the weekend, an area of low pressure just off the coast could bring you some showers, especially if you're anywhere near the beaches of maryland and delaware, down through the norfolk, virginia beach area, and even into sunday, that forecast a little more cloudy than you would like. not the best of beach weekends along the mid-atlantic. >> we're running out of time! summer's almost over. >> yeah, a lot of people are going back to school, if not already. >> no bad news, though. >>> all signs point to a lackluster weekend at the box office, although "the expendables 2" once again knock out the competition? your "first look" at entertainment is straight ahead. t exclusive to the military, and commitment is not limited to one's military oath. the same set of values that drive our nation's military are the ones we used to build usaa bank. with our award winning apps that allow you to transfer funds, pay bills or man

still baking, 106 in dallas today, 109 around oklahoma city. your weekend forecast, finally some cooler air and a cold front, a strong one's going to come down through the northern plains. notice minneapolis, 82. but of course, when these cold fronts hit the warm air mass, we're going to get thunderstorms this weekend, a lot of them, too. kansas city, chicago, st. louis, watch out saturday into indianapolis. of course, this is where the drought is, so we need the rain, too, and then by the time we get to sunday, that cold front's going to try to make its way through areas, say ohio, pittsburgh, buffalo, and eventually into the northeast with some thunderstorms. so we're going to be dodging thunderstorms this weekend. but notice kansas city, 87 degrees on sunday? >> ooh. >> people are going to be running around with like jackets on. >> exactly. turn the heat up! all right, bill, thank you so much. >>> all right, did you hear about this? olympic swimmer ryan lochte's mom has dished on his love life, and things got a little bit awkward. >>> plus,

back here closer to home, fast moving wildfire near oklahoma city has destroyed more than 60 homes.ight authorities say that fire was deliberately set. the blaze started friday afternoon and was finally contained today. some residents who fled to safety when the fire started returned today to find their homes reduced to ash and rubble. >> most everything else, it's just ash and dust. i come back early thinking that i would pick something up and be able to find some things underneath that were protected, but you can't pick anything up, because it falls apart. >> i'm 82 years old. i've never seen nothing like it before. i've lived in this community all my life. >> wildfires were also reported in creed county, oklahoma. authorities say that fire near oklahoma city was set when somebody tossed newspapers out of a pickup truck and then set them on fire. >>> attention virginia shoppers. one more day to take advantage of the state's tax free shopping. the savings apply to school supplies under $10 and all clothing and shoes under $100. shoppers say in this economy, every little bit helps.

it was just unbelievable. >> oklahoma city residents begin the long process of repairing their roofs, cars and property. estimates of damage from the storm total almost $500 million. it may be a long time before oklahoma sees another storm like this. but then, again, it could happen any day. this is, after all, spring in oklahoma. >> armageddon! it's armageddon! >>> coming up, with wildfires on either side of him, one man makes a shocking decision. >> i mean, if i was going to die, i was going to die. [ female announcer ] research suggests cell health plays a key role throughout our lives. one a day women's 50+ is a complete multivitamin designed for women's health concerns as we age. it has more of 7 antioxidants to support cell health. one a day 50+. you have a plan? first we're gonna check our bags for free, thanks to our explorer card. then, the united club. my mother was so wrong about you. next, we get priority boarding on our flight i booked with miles. all because of the card. and me. okay, what's the plan? plan? mm-hmm. we're on vacation. this is no plan. really? [ male annou

. >> mike boettcher leading us off there in oklahoma city. stunning to see the ash as far as you can see behind him. ginger zee, joining us on the desk. you've been warping us. drought is a big picture. >> drought is the beginning. i want to show you, quickly oklahoma is one of those places in extreme drought but we're also seeing the hot conditions take a slight break. they've been 18 days in a row at oklahoma city at 100 plus. tomorrow their first 99. >> upper 09s now. >> you said some relief. a little rain. that's also bringing severe weather with it? >> correct. this cold front extends all of the way to chicago. it's kicked off severe thunderstorms. now in west indiana and beyond. what i want to emphasize, places in chicago. 150,000 without power and lalapalooza, where hundreds of people were outside, were evacuated. that's a good thing before something disastrous happened. >> you're also following tropical storm ernesto. this is heavy rains, winds we're seeing in parts of the caribbean. showing the heavy rains and winds. and you say this

next is carson from oklahoma city. go ahead please.o ahead. >> i am a supporter of president obama, but i thought mitt romney did and all right job of trying to tune establish himself. jobs are important. i am excited about our rubio. i thought his speech was an excellent job, and obviously i am interested in the role they are going to be playing in governing the country and the future. >> thank you for the call. this is our oklahoma city color. what is your comment? >> i am a ron paul supporter, and i have not been convinced to go to the romney side. what i saw tonight was a disappointment to me, because what i see is there is a lot of sentimental talks. eally missing arelate lot of substance. there was sentiment of talk about god and those things. that is scary to me, because it is the sentimental imagination in politics rather than the moral imagination in politics, and ron paul represented moral imagination by asking tough questions about the morality of even having a medicare program, the morality of even having a federal reserve

>> i grew up in oklahoma city in a barbecue restaurant. >> jimmy: how did you wind up being interestedmexican food? >> fell in love. i went to mexico when i was 14 years old and i just fell in love with the culture. >> jimmy: i will say, i had dinner at your restaurant in chicago and it was unbelievably great. very impressed by it. what are we making here tonight? >> we are going to make grilled tuna with an heirloom tomato salsa. >> jimmy: do you raise tuna on that farm? >> we don't ranch tuna. >> the cool thing about this, perfect dish for summertime. the cool thing is the marinade part of it, which is what we start with right here. so, we've got -- this is garlic that's roasted in the husk. and after about ten minutes in it there, it will get soft, black spots in places. once it cools down, you can peel that little -- >> jimmy: you roast it in the oven or the pan here? >> no, in the pan, because it gets the brown spots. i have that, a couple of chiles. it's a lot of garlic and a lot of the green chile. >> smells good. >> take this and this and juice that. i'm going to pour more lime

oklahoma city and westward. that is where you'll have the most. need rain will get wit the connected front across much of the nation. behind that front, the cool air. a blast. boston, 77 today, 79 on monday. philadelphia, 80s and comfortable. slightly below average. i'll leave you with a look across the nation. >> this weather report has been brought to you by pedigree. dan and bianna? >> excited about the cooldown. really excited. >> it felt good this morning. >> it does. you can breathe. >> and it means you don't have to cover anymore heat stories. >>> coming up, kenny the cloud. how did he end up with an ipad belonging to steve jobs? >>> and michael phelps holds an olympic record 22 medals. a leaked photo is now putting that record in jeopardy. have gum disease, e age oe and that tartar buildup can be a contributing factor? now there's a solution. doggie dentures. [ ting! ] [ dog ] you're kidding, right? just get me dentastix. the treat with the unique "x" shape that's clinically proven to reduce up to 80% of tartar buildup. and introducing new

across the oklahoma city region, walls of fires, with multiple fast-moving wildfires whipped up by strong winds. 600 people forced to flee for their homes. >> memories. everything's gone. >> reporter: the fire in luter, oklahoma, just 25 miles northeast of oklahoma city, literally swallowed streets and homes holes. and it's believed to be the work of an arsonist. the man hunt is on for a black pickup truck and the driver is to said to blame for day care structure. >> i'm 82 years old. i have never seen anything like it before. >> reporter: as the firefighters gain some measure of control, families begin to struggle what remains after smoke clearance. >> you find things that are salvageable after a tornado. you come here, you move anything and it turns to dust. >> reporter: conditions have definitely improved as rain moved in. behind that front, you got some moisture and cooler air, they'll drop into the mid and upper 90s. they have been above 100 for 18 days. it's going to be a pretty tough fight. we're watching another story, multiple in the tropics. we got florence and then ernesto, a l

more triple digits in oklahoma city, also tulsa, oklahoma, and guess what? as we head into tomorrow, we're actually expecting things to continue to heat up. 102 in oklahoma city, 103 in tulsa, and more of the same as we head into tuesday with more triple digits. tulsa looking at a high temperature of 107 degrees. you're talking about dangerous heat across this area, and for today we have a number of heat advisories across southern parts of oklahoma, texas, including the city of dallas, and also waco and even as far east as the city of memphis in tennessee. we have these ongoing hot temperatures, also some humidity in place that makes the heat index even higher. as we head eastbound, we have a different situation ongoing. we're going to be seeing rainfall across parts of the northeast around tennessee. some of those storms could actually produce severe weather in the form of large hail, damaging winds, even some isolated tornadoes, so again, stay alert out here. we'll see more storms throughout the nighttime hours as well when many people are sleeping. in the

the governor took a tour of the charred remains north of oklahoma city. the governor is now asking them to back off. >> people are coming to the community to sightsee and see what is happening. it is logging roads and causing congestion. we're asking people who are not from this committee had not kharkov the effort to cut out the firestops in deal with first responding to stay away. >> officials estimate this fire had damaged 55 homes and other buildings near oklahoma city. they believe the blaze was intentionally set. >> a nasa scientist says the extreme heat and drought in the u.s., europe and other regions must be due to global warming. an analysis published on saturday blamed the climate change from last year's drought in texas and oklahoma. the study is respected by other clauses scientists expert to do not expect a research to change anyone's mind regarding greenhouse gases. >> let's take a quick look outside this morning, we are still looking at overcast skies and drizzle. a blanket shrouding the entire bay area. janu of >> we are still weak in the

places like oklahoma city today could be around 112 degrees. elk city was 108. really not much has changed in the overall pattern from yesterday. we are going to fire up more of that stuff as we go throughout the afternoon today. let's see the futurecast quickly before we get to the forecast. thunderstorms pulling away this morning by lunch time looking at partly cloudy skies. we are going to pop showers and storms across the region for the afternoon and early evening hours. that stuff will diminish. drier air works our way toward us. temperatures will respond by getting hotter. a warm day today 88. the scattered storm alert, keeps the umbrella handy in case you get caught. tonight we are down on the 70s in town. mid-60s in the suburbs. 93 tomorrow with the isolated storm. same story tomorrow 95. back in the 90s, 94 both days. saturday mainly dry with storms a few of them around sunday afternoon. here comes the front sunday. drying out. 88. monika samtani we have issues to discuss. >> we really do. there are some issues. the first one i want to tell you about is