they get overheated and overexerted.hat heat is unfortunately still out there for a whole lot of people. we have seen some breaks, and that's the good news. the number of advisories have gone down dramatically. oklahoma city the heat advisories are back. dallas-fort worth the heat warnings. and parts of the mid-atlantic states we still have them. but it's gone northward. that's the good news for some of you folks. we will see improvements by the middle of the week in places like philadelphia. seattle 73 degrees. >> that is lovely. >> gorgeous and sunny. >> they can bike. bike on, people. >> 71 portland. bike on in minneapolis. 79 degrees. you guys can handle that as well. one other problem we have today, there's a lot of rain. this is the first day in i can't remember how long that we don't have an area highlighted for organized severe weather. but we are going to be seeing a lot of heavy downpours and flash flooding. you saw yesterday what happened in the chicago area. we could see two inches per hour with these showers

reducing the amount of the time they spend outside and being careful not to overexert themselves. >>bout relief at nighttime? haven't the temperatures then been in the 90s at night even at midnight. why is it that nighttime isn't cooling off? >> we have very high humidity levels. when you have high humidity levels it makes the air that much harder to cool off. in d.c. last night it only got down to 84 or 85 degrees. it may have been the hottest night on record here in washington, d.c. >> well i know we hear about getting some relief by monday. it should be a little better even in new york tomorrow. how about the folks in d.c. what's the forecast for them? >> we're look at triple digit heat today and probably mid to upper 90s tomorrow. by monday and tuesday we'll probably be just back down to the ordinary low 90s. so some relief. there are signs the heat may reload late next week. >> don't even say it. thank you for the heads up. >> thank you. >>> there's a new book out about the amanda knox case. it's raising more questions about her conviction. did she get a fair shake and might she