and back through the midwest. areas that are getting a break today, from detroit northwards up there michigan, you've cooled off. your humidity levels are a little lower. all of upstate new york and vermont and new hampshire, your humidity levels have dropped too along with our friends from the wisconsin and minnesota area. as far as temperatures go, this is just temperature. one thing people don't realize is the temperature's taken in the shade. if you're in the sun it's much hotter than this. in the shade, 100 from boston, hartford, new york city, baltimore, philly, right down through the nation's capital and then into the raleigh area. 100-degree heat continuing from st. louis to kansas city. now let's factor in the humidity and this is how it will feel in the shade on your skin as you're outside. it could be up to 116 today in d.c. this is hotter than yesterday. 111 in new york city, 103. look at all the 100s on this map. it's pretty much widespread, lynn. just about everyone is in the soup. this is the peak o

. >> fast-moving storms broke the heat in the midwest but not without damage. >> powerful winds left 850,000 customers without power across northern illinois. the highest number of outages in a decade and toppled trees, destroyed fields and caused hundreds of airport delays in chicago. >> while we're talking about weather, cooler in the midwest but the heat wave continues f fm texas to new england. pittsburgh, omaha and helena, montana, monsoon rains in the four corners region. showers in the pacific northwest which sounds great. scattered thunderstorms along the gulf coast and carolinas. >> and we're looking at a steamy 100 degrees in dallas and 90s frommer in all the way to boston. 88 in detroit, 79 in minneapolis and 93 degrees in kansas city. phoenix, a hot 102, boise, 91 and seattle, 69 degrees. >> there are stunning new allegations in the hacking scandal which vesseled the murdoch media empire. reporters are accused of accessing gordon brown's bank account information and stealing the medical records of his seriously ill baby song. >> the important thing to remember about this i

another summer scorcher or sizzler for americans, hot and sticky weather, stretching from the midwest to the east coast, there are brutal temperatures smashing records, reaching 100 degrees and higher in some spots and julie banderas is live in new york city, baring it all under the pressure of the heat. >> 94 degrees and certainly improvement from yesterday, but right now, millions of people really being tormented by the excessive and oppressive heat across the country in the midwest and much of the northeast today. 94 as i said. an improvement, but yet, very, very hot for many people, causing deaths and power outages in the last few days and heat clearly not taking the weekend off. if you take a look now at other parts of the country, they are certainly bearing the worst conditions and the national weather service, with temps in the 90's, much of the west and northeast today. including oklahoma, indiana, new york, new jersey and connecticut. on friday, take a look at the temperatures. the mercury in newark, new jersey reached 108. that's the highest temperature ever recorded there.

. >>> there's news from the midwest tonight. the weather has become down right oppressive. hot, heavy, humid air has settled over a huge area, making millions of americans miserable. in fact, 62 million people -- that's a full 20% of this nation's population -- dealing with heat advisories. that number will now grow, as it all heads east. nb's kevin tibbles with us from michigan avenue in chicago tonight. kevin, good evening. >> reporter: brian, tonight, 42 states are dealing with 90-degree plus temperatures, temperatures that have already been blamed for at least seven deaths and the thermometer keeps going up. today, h-e-a-t is a four-letter word, especially for those working in it. >> it's terrible. i can't believe it. >> reporter: much of the nation has been turned into a convection oven, basting at the beach, cooling off in the water. just remember to keep everyone hydrated and that includes fido. there are heat advisories and warnings in 18 states, from texas to michigan. this month, heat records have been tied or broken a thousand times. >> i'm meteorologist eric fis

the latest satellite picture shows mainly clear skies in the northern plains and midwest. derstorms moving up the rocky mountains. some scattered showers are dotting the southeast. the northeast, partly cloudy with areas of low-lying flog developing. later today, daytime highs will get into the 90s and hundreds along the east coast as the heat bubble moves east, slowly leaving the northern plains. it's still very hot in the southern plains. more thunderstorms will form in the southeast and in upper new england. >>> in health news, new guidelines for mammograms to detect breast cancer. the american college of obstetricians and gynecologists says all women should be getting their annual mammograms beginning at age 40. just two years ago, a government panel suggested routine mammography need not begin until age 50. >>> on the cbs money watch, stocks were mixed in light trading on asian markets. ashley morrison is here in new york with that and more. >> a quiet day for most of the asian markets. japan's nikkei gained a fraction while the hang sang edged down. on wednesday, conc

move to the midwest and see what is going on here. last person to seattle please turn out the lights and then an entrepreneur renaissance led by microsoft and countless others. it can be done. >> stop complaining about government and start hiring. ceo of general electric lecturing small business and a key part of the health care law is under attack from the democrats. growing opposition proof that rationed care is coming. >> another top executive resigning in the news of the world phone hacking investigation. dow jones chief executive les hinton is stepping down. he once served as chairman of the paper. has resignation coming after rebecca brooks announced her departure. allegations first emerged that reporters of news of the world hacked in private cell stories. rupert murdoch sayed that news of the world was in the business of holding others to account. it failed when it came to itself . we are sorry for the serious wrongdoing that occurred. we are dopely sorry for the hurt of the individuals. news of the world shut its doors last we

historic heat wave, started this week in the midwest. of this week into next weekend it will be on the east coast. temperatures today, we're almost near 100 all the way up in montana. 100 right through the middle of the country. we're still in the 90s. much of the eastern half of the nation. the exception will be through new england today. anyone joining us from chicago, detroit, up through boston, hartford, province, new york, pittsburgh and buffalo, a chance of afternoon thunderstorms. peter, by the end of this week, we probably will see three days in a row of 100-degree heat, probably thursday, friday, saturday, washington, d.c. will be 100 each and every day. >> it's only getting worse. already feels pretty bad here, not to mention the rest of the country. >> just wait. >> thanks, bill. we appreciate it. >>> we move on to sports right now. if you missed it, we begin with the thrilling women's world cup final between the u.s. and japan in frankfurt, germany. scoreless at halftime. let's go to the 68th minute. a greg pass by rapinoe to

the nearest cloud cover is associate with storms and parts of the midwest. -- in parts of the midwest. are we can forecast locally is the same as the beat of the best chance of storms is slight but it will be sunday night into monday morning. late sunday for monday morning i temperatures are well into the 90's by sunday and we could be talking upper 90's in and around the beltway sunday afternoon. next week, a little cooler but still fought. >> what about monday night's fireworks? >> it looks good, partly cloudy. it should not affect us. if it gets hung up overhead, we have to modify the forecast. >> thank you. >>> here is a look at what stories are trending on our website. there was an on-air insult to president obama. a woman's deadly fall from a popular d.c. hotel and a rock climbing coach charged with sexually assaulting a student. you can see them all on wjla.com. >>> first for there was the nfl lockout and now nba players are being turned away from a basketball court critical at the bargaining agreement between players and team owners expired at 12:01 this morning and nba owners

the areas. upper midwest and northeast. front sweeping through today and that will bring in storms. we'll track those . as we head in tomorrow. a bit of the a relief. 82 is the high in minneapolis and 90 in new york city and better in the northeast as we head into monday and those temperatures further south no relief in sight. >> i can tell you it is hot, hot, hot in the nation's capitol. >> and new york city has been under a heat advisory this week as we are reporting . julie bandaras is live in the midst of the city with more on how people are coping with the heat wave. hi, july. >> it is better than yesterday. 89 degrees today as of right now . it is supposed to go up in the nines. we are in a urban heat island attack. that is expert talk from the meteorologist. cities like new york and in the country. extra black pavement and concrete it takes longer for the city to cool down . meaning very little relief overnight. in many cities, temperatures didn't get lower than the 80s. but all over the country, record high temps hav

this summer has been a scorcher for the midwest. rously hot and there is no relief in sight. in minnesota, water wasn't just used to fight fires. it was used to help firefighters fight extreme heat. the nighttime offering no relief from the sweltering conditions. summer's sticky, sweaty misery has spread through the midwest. 20 states, from texas to minnesota and into ohio, are under a heat watch, warning or advisory. this 911 call from oklahoma the perfect example of how dangerous this heat has been. >> we had a man go down due to the heat. he's sweating profusely, we can't get his breathing or heart rate to slow down. >> reporter: in chicago, the mercury is threatening to push past 100 degrees. >> i'm lucky today i was able to get an aironditioning truck. normally i drive a truck that's not air conditioning. i was lucky today. >> reporter: from moveve to groundskeepers to construction workers. indiana's sizzling summer days have been brutal. >> you've got to keep hydrated. constant water. maybe a little cold pack on your arms when

. >> reporter: a problem here and in the midwest. >> i'm kevin tibbles in chicago on a sizzling day five with no relief in sight. with the heat index, it's 110 degrees. some 7,000 homes and businesses are without power because of the heat, sweating it out without ac, and today ac is golden. >> reporter: the nation's largest independent grid operator, pjm, manages electricity across some 13 states in the midwest and mid-atlantic. today demand climbed to 158,000 megawatts an hour, approaching a new record. with air conditioners blasting, come worries of a repeat of the 2003 blackout. in new york city, utility officials tried to calm fears. >> we could handle five days in a row of -- of 100 degrees. >> reporter: one of the nation's most miserable spots, washington, d.c., says the weather channel's chris warren. >> when the sun goes down, not much help. still around 90 degrees at midnight expected tonight, and for morning lows, starting the day in the mid-80s. >> reporter: for those who had to work outside caution was key. coaches at the practice for maine's all-star high school football gam

sudden fast-moving storms ripped across the midwest monday, tearing roofs from homes, and trees from the ground. leaving almost a million customers without power, and one man dead in michigan. >> the garage pretty much collapsed, blew right over on top of him. he was pinned down by the rafters. his wife also was in there with him. she managed to crawl out. >> reporter: areas hit by those storms are expecting another round of severe weather today. as for the east coast, the new heat wave is expected to last throughout the week. so get ready. >>> the heat is also on in washington, where efforts to slash the nation's debt continue to come up short. the president and congressional leaders will meet again today. but yesterday's session produced more contentious debate, and no progress. the president insists, though, that an agreement will be reached, but timing is running out. joel brown is in washington with the latest on this. good morning, joel. >> reporter: good morning, betty. this will be the third straight day of debt limit negotiations at the white house. neither side seems to be b

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look at these temperatures across the midwest or least across the chicago area tonight.e midwest we are thinking mostly low to mid '80s for most of this coming week but by next weekend as possible we could get to 90 degrees. kankakee hit 93 today. the area is much drier,, wednesday reported at many stations around the area. i mentioned the the debris clouds from the storms out to our west but notice what blowup down to parts of southern illinois. there were 137 reports of strong and when some of those close to storms which late radar suggested begun to diminish rapidly. if you have relatives in southern illinois or perhaps are traveling these storms are dissipating and moving out of the pitcher more storms may fire somewhere in that area to marcella that is an area we're keeping a watch on. the cold front is not going to bring any rain in here tuesday probably but we could see showers and tuesday. here's our forecast for tonight: monday mostly cloudy with a shower far south. not a problem for the city's metro area. tuesday a few clouds patches with highs 86 to perhaps 90

we'll watch for relief in the upper midwest by tomorrow. corridor feels the brunt for the latter part of the week. 141 million people under advisories, a million square miles across the country. that's so many people impacts by the heat. all anybody's talking about. >> drink a lot of water and stay cool as you can. i'm trying, i'm trying. thanks so much. i know you're not counting calories but a whole lot of people are. don't count those numbers on the restaurants' websites apparently. you may be getting more than you bargained for. more calories that is. [ male announcer ] millions of men 45 and older just don't feel like they used to. are you one of them? remember when you had more energy for 18 holes with your buddies. more passion for the one ya love. more fun with your family and friends. it could be a treatable condition called low testosterone or low t. come on, stop living in the shadows. you've got a life to live. [ male announcer ] so don't blame it on aging. talk to your doctor and go to isitlowt.com to find out more. so you're w

rehab centers like the midwest orthopedic offer use of the treadmill but their parentsbut the price isthe consumers will not benefit just yet. >> tom skilling is up next with the holiday weekend forecasted it is looking pretty good across the july fireworks. ♪ ♪ [ female announcer ] something unexpected to the world of multigrain... taste. ♪ ♪ delicious pringles multigrain. with a variety of flavors, multigrain pops with pringles. it started off all little shaky but it did it 90's in some areas. but about what it davis was, we had these incredible storms that hit india in our eastern shoreline. we had up to 800 strokes every 10 minutes from evanston thomas shot the stormy lake pictures amazing cumulus clouds. going through waukegan north harbor is captured by cafe. it looks like a real item. and would get this shot from jessica and steve. this is kind of money shot, this is the thunderstorm as it looked to national weather service with 75 mi. per hour winds. you can see the hill shaft it towered to 50,000 ft. and it was responsible for a fatality. look at these clubs, there is somethin

and that will be sliding into the midwest on saturday, and get ready, along the eastern seaboard, david, because the heat and humidity, though not as hot, certainly the humidity will arrive by sunday. >> and bernie, you say with it, severe weather? >> any time you get heat and humidity, you have to be concerned about thunderstorms, and that's what we're going to be seeing across the midwest on saturday out ahead of a cool front that will bring some relief to the heat in the northern plains. that front hes toward the i-95 corridor, new york city, philadelphia, washington, d.c., as he head into late sunday and independence day. >> bernie, thank you. >>> we learned today of something happens to american families preparing to spend this fourth of july in state parks. told to pack up their things and go home. state parks closing for business in minnesota. abc's david wright tonight on the parks and the families being sent home. >> reporter: the great champion of state parks said between every two trees is the doorway to a new world. but today in minnesota, the last came persons in state park

thanks for governor's leadership, our state is now the most attractive place to do business in the midwest. the spend less, borrow less, and tax less model of the and it is resulting in job creation and aaa credit rating and contracts to spend more, borrow more, and tax more from the president has resulted in less jobs, higher debt, and threaten to bring down credit rating agencies. the indiana model is the first to repairing the country's finances. this week, every senate republican took that step by committing to a balanced budget amendment and the u.s. constitution. the speaker of the house is committed to bringing it to a vote later this month. the senate republican leader mitch mcconnell has committed to fighting for a vote in the senate as well. growth or balance, that is the choice before us. some doubt our ability to overcome this fiscal crisis. but the problem we face is not insurmountable. we have overcome major challenges in the past. times of trial have always produced moments of great leadership that rally the american people. now is the time for decisive leadership from this

. >> the weather midwest. we'll talk about that later. >> in the news this morning, two southern california men accused of the brutality beating of bryan stow will face charges in court for the first time this morning. amy hollyfield is live at san francisco general hospital where stow is slowly recovering. and you can show us these two gentlemen? >> we have the pictures. the breakthrough in the case. the family is watching the developments, sitting at the hospital and his progress. the breakthrough he had last week. they have not commented publicly about the arrests. we do have exclusive pictures of the two men. this is 29-year-old luis sanchez and marvin norwood. there is a picture of them at the game before their arrest. giovanni ramirez arrested him and they insisted ramirez was the guy but now they are admitting these got it wrong. >> reporter: bryan stow was outside of dodgers stadium o after march 31. he is in serious condition. last week his family said he made progress and posted an update that he was

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the one gripping the midwest now is in the second week. and now the east coast is doing it. >> brutal. >> it is. >> okay. go out love the fog. >> we do. thanks for that, jim. >>> kids are fast when it comes to texting and gaming. many think they can juggle that with other chores and homework. a new study shows that's not the case. common sense media's jim stier explains how parents can help. >> reporter: good morning. you see it every day. your kids are doing their homework while their cell phones are buzzing and the instant messages are flying back and forth. our kids are the kings of multitasking and parents want to know, is this hurting them or is it helping them? some folks argue that kids need to learn how to multiit's income preparation for today's fast-paced high-tech workplace and being able to multitask, processing two things at once in our media-rich culture can be helpful but experts are concerned that this type increased distraction can negatively impact your child's academic performance. as your kids are starting to gear up to

and that's what we're going to be seeing across the midwest on saturday out ahead of a cool front that will bring some relief to the heat in the northern plains. that front heads toward the i-95 corridor, new york city, philadelphia, washington, d.c., as we head into late sunday and independence day. >> bernie, our thanks to you. >>> we learned today of something happening to american families preparing to spend this fourth of july in state parks. told to pack up their things and go home. state parks closed for business, and it's happening in minnesota. and that's not the only place. abc's david wright tonight on the parks and the families being sent home. >> reporter: the great champion of america's parks, conversat n conversationist john muir, said between every two trees is the doorway to a new world. but today in minnesota, the last came persons in state parks were kicked out, so they won't be trapped in when rangers put the padlocks on. due to a state government shutdown, all 74 of the state's parks and recreation areas are closed. the hansen family had planned to spend the fourth

extending from the plains into the midwest, into the eastern seaboard, and it's not just the heat. it's that oppressive humidity. the dewpoints are up once again, and that means we're going to be sweat it out. it's air you can wear. temperatures are already well above average across much of the east. look at these highs again. we're talking triple digits in new york and washington d.c. 95 in boston. heat extends all the way back into the central plains where, dallas, we're working on three straight weeks of 100 plus degree weather. sunday a little bit of break in the northeast. in fact, temperatures should drop a good ten degrees or so as a cold front comes on through, but the record setting heat yesterday was remarkable. 104 in new york. 102 in washington. new york, an all-time record high. look at the heat indexes. it will feel like 102. it will feel like 112 in washington. rain that may cool you off as systems in the midwest work their way across the ohio valley, the great lakes, and we'll be watching from warm, sunny conditions today, and you've got it. a little bit of rain rel

it started in the midwest, it's come heeft. washington, the high, 103 today but it's going to feel like 115 with the humidity. triple digit temperatures are expected across the mid-atlantic, up and down the east coast and into the ohio valley and as many as 2,000 related deaths now reported. >> utilities around the country are bracing, asking you to conserve energy as people crank the ac. in new york, the power company said that store owners who leave their doors open could be fined. >> wow. trying to stay cool. match fn you're a polar bear in this heat? animals in the detroit zoo were treated to popsicles with frozen fishheads and fruit. >> sounds delicious. >>> well, we could be in the middle of the hottest two-day span we've seen in this country since 1950. let's take a live look in central park, across the street from our studios. definitely a soupy looking area this morning. 101 degrees the high today in new york city. talk about the heat index, the "feels like" temperature, factor in humidity, as well as temperatures, 115

there is an area of low pressure that has developed in the midwest across the ohio river. this will travel along a fraud that has stalled all of the mason-dixon line into maryland. closer it gets, the better the chance for rain. the increase rain will comment tonight. it should be dry during the day with a mixture of clouds and sun china. -- and sunshine. it will be fine if you take your boat out today. most of the fireworks displays take place between 9:00 p.m. and 10:00 p.m. the temperature will be around 80 degrees. we have about a 30% chance for a shower. i don't think they will cancel the fireworks. scattered showers and thunderstorms are possible on wednesday. temperatures back into the low 90's by sunday. >> people all over the country are celebrating independence today. tracie potts has a tour of some of those celebrations. >> the fireworks industry expects to make $1 billion this holiday despite the drought that canceled many celebrations. in parts of central texas, sales are banned or restricted. >> it cut in to about 75% of it for this season, but we'll make it

even though the sites have been up and running for a few years, in the midwest, it's a new phenomenonhey've been growing in the middle east. due to the economic crisis, primarily, people are going online to look for deals, basically. however, i would say it's a new phenomenon, yeah. >> reporter: the pioneer in the region is gonabit. the company says it has a 40% market share. its reason for starting the website was simple. >> people are always looking to do more without necessarily spending anymore. we don't ship a physical product. you receive it by e-mail. we don't need to know where you live. we don't need your p.o. box. don't need to ship across boarders and things like this. >> reporter: there are others. >> every day, we feature discounts on experiences across the midwest. >> reporter: since its launched its first online portal in dubai, customer traffic has grown. and the company has seen days with sales exceeding $350,000 u.s. can a region known for its flash and cash, filled with gleaming buildings on just about everything, make the switch from bling to bargains and couture t

monday -- a stifling heat wave is scorching a big chunk of the country. 17 states from texas to the upper midweste ohio valley. with the humidity, some areas could feel like 125 degrees and the heat is not expected to break any time soon. >>> tropical storm bret is churning in the atlantic this morning. it's expected to pick up steam over the next 48 hours. and dump up to 3 inches of rain in northern bahamas. >>> debt crisis talks behind closed doors this morning. a deal being put forward by tea party members in the houou is set for tomorrow. but it's expected to fail in the senate. >>> surrounded by his family, former south african president nelson mandela celebrates his 93rd birthday. he's rarely seen in public these days. returned to his childhood hoho >>> coming up on "good morning america" -- the lone chihuahua with a heart. more of his canine heroics on gma. of his canine heroics on gma. smokey bacon, meaty bacon, tasty bacon! bacon? ohh, la, la... oh, i say, is that bacon?! oh, good heavens! bacon! bacon! bacon! bacon! who wants a beggin' strip? meee! i'd get it myself but i don't have e u

it's extending all the way through the midwest. ily, no deaths have been reported due to the heat. >>> general david petraeus, outgoing top commander at the nato forces giving up his command today. petraeus is officially retiring from the military, not staying retire for the record very long, getting ready to take over the cia. >>> phone hacking scandal in the uk still growing. in the last few minutes the assistant commissioner at scotland yard is resigning over his post. over the weekend, this woman, news of the world editor, rebecca brooks was arrested and release bid police. she is still expected to testify before british lawmakers tomorrow about the scandal. >>> all right. now talk of a possible, yet stunning casualty of the british tabloid skanltcandal, rupert mu himself. questioning whether he needs to be replaced. jeffrey mccracken is pieering into the boardroom for us. what are you learning about the behind-the-scenes maneuvering on the board of new s corp? >> thanks for having me on. they feel like the quality of informatio

current pipeline infrastructure carries tar sands oil to the midwest but no further. by 2005 existing markets will no longer be sufficient to absorb this increased tar sands production. so the key stond x.l. pipeline will provide -- keystone x.l. pipeline will provide that new market to china for this oil. indeed earlier this year the c.e.o. of have alerow energy, one of the companies that has signed up to ship oil through keystone x.l., said this, he said that the future of refining in the united states is in exports. so america is increasingly now the global middleman in world oil exports. our oil exports have doubled in the last five ye yeerings and the question is this, shouldn't we have some say in where our oil goes? with the construction of this new pipeline we're going to be shouldering all of the increased environmental risks that come with its construction to help meet the growing overseas oil demand of our economic competitors. how does that further the energy independence of the united states? so the amendment we're offering today with mr. cohen and mr. wel

today, more brutal heat across the midwest, south and east coast. and one of the casualties, livestock. >> when it is this hot, i just -- i leave my sprinklers run, just to try to give them a break and unfortunately i know i've lost a couple to heat and i know that neighbors have lost some animals to heat. >> thousands of cattle and hogs have died in this heat wave. >>> now back to washington and those derailed debt talks. two hours after a meeting with president barack obama at the white house, after it ended, house leader john boehner is leading a conference call with republicans about the nation's debt. we'll go to capitol hill in a moment. first, president obama called the morning white house meeting after debt negotiations broke down over the tax hike issue. let's go now to the white house and white house correspondent brianna keilar. so, what do we believe was said during that, what, 50 minutes or so discussion? >> reporter: it was almost an hour, fredricka. it was a meeting between the top democrat and the top republican in each the house and

most are in the midwest where cooling centers are overcrowded. cynthia bowers reports. >> reporter: it's been so hot for so long in oklahoma the government called for a statewide day of prayer in hope of some divine intervention. for 47 straight days, temperatures in oklahoma city have been 90 or more. there's been only one day below 100 so far this month and it's expected to be 100 degrees or more through at least friday. this summer searing heat is setting new standards. this month alone high temperature records have been tied or broken over 800 times. high records have set all-time highs since records have been kept. >> never in my life have i seen it this dry. >> reporter: extremely dry weather has been blamed on fires that have already burned nearly 5 million acres in the southwest so far this summer. this is the driest start to the year ever in new mexico. the u.s. drought monitor released thursday showed 29% of the country in drought, 12% of the country in exceptional drought, the largest extent on record. which means tough times for plants

but across the country in the midwest and northeast, oppressive and heat, air alerts in affect in newk city and heat advisories continue in north texas. we have video of the 22nd day in a row peop are enduring over 100 degrees temperatures. so far this summer, the area has had a total of 28 days in the 100 degrees mark. there is drought-like conditions. water levels are decreasing and causing water levels to simply disappear and the heat wave blamed for a hundred deaths in the country. an 18 year old landscaper died in kentucky and had a temperature of 110 . in chicago seven people doid of heat stress or heart stroke. but meteorologist with the national weather service saying cities like new york and chicago are experiencing the urban heat island affect. that means all of the concrete and black top warms up and keeps the city faster and stays hotter longer. overnight very little relief. temperatures didn't get below 80 degrees . yesterday take a look at the numbers and murkry in newark, new jersey reaching 108 degrees. highest temperature ever recorded there. while in new york city 10

yeah, it is going to be a tough week ahead in several cities around the midwest. chicago and here in minneapolis. temperatures not only uncomfortable but also potentially dangerous. >> water, water, water! >> reporter: with the heat index over 100 degrees, fans at sunday's minnesota twins game did what they could to keep cool. >> brutal. probably lost 10 pounds today. it is crazy. >> reporter: several fans ended up needing medical attention. this man was suffering from severe dehydration. across the country, it has been a brutal summer with dangerous heat wave sizzling in as many as 40 states. in oklahoma, 27 days have been over first base 00. heat is blamed for this water main break and for this section of buckled free way that sent a motorcyclist to the hospital. it was so hot last week in norman, oklahoma, that this guy says that he fried an egg on his dashboard. in texas, a lack of rain is forcing farmers to sell their cows because the grass to feed them won't grow. this woman in houston summed it up in a cnn i-report. >> we are sweltering and asking for relief

this system in the midwest will do a couple of things. it will increase the heat and humidity and give us a better chance for rain. most of it is going to be ok. pleasant with light and variable winds. the humidity is going to be comfortable. tomorrow, the winds are going to shift to the south. later in the day, there is a possibility of a thunderstorm. that will be most likely in the western suburbs. if you are going to take the boat out, it is a good day for that. if you are going down the ocean, there is a chance for some thunderstorms on sunday evening. there could be some of that train linking of -- train lingering after the holiday on sunday evening -- there could be some of that range lingering after the holiday. -- rain lingering after the holiday. only a 20% or 30% chance of rain. it will be tuesday before we see some more rain coming in at the end of the week. >> now, 11 sports. >> the orioles have lost seven of their last nine and they are heading into a 10-game road trip. if this were a flight, the pilot would illuminate the fa

in parts of the midwest in the central united states, another day of triple digit temperatures.eat wave is a monster. i know, it's july. it's hot, but this can kill people. 17 states are now under heat warnings and we will show you warnings and we will show you all of them. new citracal slow release... continuously releases calcium plus d for the efficient absorption my body needs. citracal. carol. fiber makes me sad. oh common. and how can you talk to me about fiber while you are eating a candy bar? you enjoy that. i am. [ male announcer ] fiber beyond recognition. fiber one. sure, but let get a little information first. for toys, say two. toys ! the system can't process your response at this time. what ? please call back between 8 and 5 central standard time. he's in control. goodbye. even kids know it's wrong to give someone the run around. at ally bank you never have to deal with an endless automated system. you can talk to a real person 24/7. it's just the right thing to do. >>shepard: rescue divers have located two sailors, dead, after the boat capsized during a race on la

temperatures skyrocketing, approaching 100 across the midwest in many areas and don't see the temperaturesto maria molina live in the weather center. >> that's right, we're not used to seeing these kind of temperatures and it's happened in the past, however, these temperatures are up to 15 degrees above average over portions of the midwest and see the look right now currently very hot out there. 96 in rapid city and 96 in kansas city and 99 the current temperature in dallas. factor in the humidity and it feels hotter and at that dangerously hot 104 is what it feels like out the door, and 103 in dallas, sty hydrated, stay safe. sunshine. heat advisories for at least 15 different states, upper midwest and down into the city of dallas, texas and in the the areas shaded in red and some of the areas, nighttime lows are actually higher than the average high temperatures, so that's to give you an idea how unusually warm it is out there and otherwise a storm east of the state of florida, an area of showers and thunderstorms that's organized over the past 48 hours and now the area of low pressure h

a cooler day in the midwest but the heat wave continues from texas to new england.rtland, maine, to boston, pittsburgh, omaha, and helena, montana. monsoon rains in the four corners region. and showers in the pacific northwest and northern rockies. >> just 69 in seattle, which sounds pretty good today, as a matter of fact. and 91 in boise. phoenix and dallas hit triple digits. 80s from omaha to detroit. 91 here in new york. 98 in atlanta. and 93 in new orleans. steamy, sticky. >> it is very hot here. good muggles weather, though. wouldn't you say? >> you'll stay warm if you're camping outside. >> a lot of people are. we're talking about the muggles that are taking manhattan in anticipation of the final harry potter movie. >> indeed fans waited at lincoln center up to six days hoping to get a glimpse of the young wizards. it was well worth the wait for those lucky enough to get wrist bands. an up-close look at daniel radcliffe and company as they walked the red carpet for the u.s. movie premiere last night. >> "harry potter and the deathly hallows: part 2" opens nati

as we head into thursday, as that front from the midwest, the one with the storms, look what happens thursday afternoon. scattered showers and storms and i think we'll see about the same for friday as well before drying out by the weekend. that means temperatures will start to arrive. today around 91. lots of sunshine. spotty storm or two at worse. tomorrow, scattered showers and storms with a better chance south of town, 89. on thursday, scattered showers and storms more widespread again in the upper 80s. about the same on friday. saturday, here's your weekend. got a chance of a storm dropping though 91. here comes more heat and drier air. sunday and monday, low to mid- 90s. we've got some is good chocolate stuff in the kitchen! i've been sampling it. 9news now will return. >> we have some wicked treats in our 9news now kitchen to celebrate the return of the tony award winning musical, wicked. we welcome the chef from the kennedy center cafe and roof terrace restaurant. we also have his assistant, ginger. she's not talking. she's busy. she will be doing something we'll tell you abou

the rain continues to come down in parts of the midwest. the heat continues to go up.some scorching temperatures in a few moments and we're going to take a look at the possibility of rough weather later this afternoon in a few moments. >>> you know after 168 years covering britain's scandals, tabloid "news of the world" rolled out its last issue today. [ applause ] >> the paper built a reputation reporting on some of the biggest scandals in the united kingdom. but the owner rupert murdoch ordered the publication closed after allegations of hacking by police and reporters. the paper has been a bridge institution for longer than a century. the final issue, says "thank you and good-bye." i'm sure there are many people, including some employees sorry to see it go today. >> i think a lot of people are sad to see it go i actually have a copy of the final edition here, "thank you and good-bye" is headline. they have some incredible headlines that they covered. this is a paper that's over a century old and they've covered everything from all kinds of scandals. and amazingly fo

from the midwest to the east coast folks have fans and air conditioners cranked on high amid triple digit temperatures. for the immediate future the sweltering so-called heat dome isn't going anywhere. nbc's chris clacum reports. >> reporter: excessive heat warnings now extend east to new york where there's concern the heat wave could become more dangerous. >> my aunt is 92 years old, and she had a little bit of a heart problem, and her air conditioner broke yesterday, so she needs one no matter what the cost, no matter what. >> reporter: air conditioners and cooling centers are at a premium everywhere with temperatures expected to reach 100 degrees and higher. in ohio, triple digit heat is suspected in the death of a man in a house near columbus where the air conditioning wasn't working. that was one of some two dozen deaths blamed on a heat mass that creeped slowly across the country and at last count set 221 new record high temperatures. in washington, the vacation crowd is getting a lesson in why it's not just the heat, but the humidity. >> humid, hot, muggy, nasty. >> just like soup.

. >> from the midwest to the east coast, people are desperate for relief from the scorching temperatures city officials have set up mobile water fountains to help people cool off. this heat wave is massive. already nearly two dozen deaths have been blamed on the blistering heat. some hospitals are seeing four times the number of heat related cases. >> people with heat exhaustion, weak, tired. >> the temperatures at chicago o'hare's reached 110 degrees by midday. >> e, and his crew are installing new turf at an oklahoma football stadium, burning the midnight oil was better than working in the day. >> it's too hot to work in the day. >> as tops soar so does power usage. chicago and philadelphia hit all times high for electricity use this week. new york is expected to be next. utility companies are preparing for power outages. >> if we need to deliver dry ice we can do that. if we need to roll generators we can do that. >> cooler air is expected across the northern part of the country but for everybody else they will sweat it out until early next week. >>> and hottest temperatures i've ever

. >>> a little cool but the folks in the midwest and the south are dealing with that heat wave. nice cool weather to deal with this evening. the city and the bay bridge. temperatures tonight cooling off with the clouds rolling in. some patchy fog here and there. and our temperatures will look like this right now. in the 50s. not incredibly cool. 62 concord. 63 fremont. redwood city, 61 degrees for you. how about a look at that emeryville cam in high definition. the time lapse from this afternoon. a little bit of sunshine here and there. started out cloudy and the sun kind of broke through the clouds and fog kind of burned off and then the marine layer rolls back in right about 4:00 right here and starts to come on in. look at that. about 2500 feet deep. fairly nick fo thick for this f year for sure. highs today in the 70s and 60s. that is anywhere from five to perhaps 10 degrees cooler than normal. livermore, 75 today. normal high is about 89. 14 degrees below average. so the interor is a little bit cooler actually with that air moving in. but we will start to warm things up in

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 tomorrow. as far as 24-hour temperature change, concord is pretty warm. 2

and there are a number of excessive heated warnings across the midwest and the eastern seaboard becauseoes, we are already seeing heavy rains for the third time -- friday, der saturday and sunday, across the chicago region and, scattered showers and thunderstorms throughout the day, northeast, guys, because of a cold front that will finally be bringing in a much needed relief from the hot temperatures. >> chris: thanks, sad news, no more -- the video, the guys walking around without their shirts on, sorry to disappoint you. >> dave: a bummer. our pledge of allegiance is under attack in, of all states, the state of texas, an elected defends our flag, you would think she'd be celebrated. >> chris: natalie nichols, she's facing a possibility of being called to a grand jury for this offense. what did she do, as the meeting unfolded, she recalled the pledge of allegiance had not been read and the minutes were read back and she said that is not right, there was a pledge of allegiance included in those minutes, and it had been excluded and the judge was upset and told her to keep quiet. and, d

it's been raining and flooding in the midwest. that flooding water is now evaporated. in the atmosphere, and it makes it feel oppressively hot. record highs -- record high, relative humidities, record high dew points all across the country for this heat index. >> yeah. we need some snow, don't we? >> yeah. just waiting for football season. one thing at a time. >> snow and football. we want them both. thank you, chad. >> our sound effect is the very last, last of the space shuttle era. everything connected with sts of 135 has been a last of some sort, last liftoff, last hookup of the space station and last phone call from the president and early this morning the last landing. the speech-making started when the wheels touched down. >> having fired the imagination of a generation, a ship like no other, its place in history secured, the space shuttle pulls into port for the last time, its voyage at an end. >> houston, after having served over 30 years, the space shuttle has earned its place in history and has come to a final stop. >> "atlantis" will stay at kennedy space ce

delays in the midwest, thunderstorms. that will continue into the afternoon.al boundary. could see some scattered storms in the four corners as we wrap it up. expect some afternoon thunderstorms in parts of the southeast, which could knock down those high temperatures some 10 to 15 degrees. back to you guys. >> do you know anything about the whole seals situation with the sharks? >> why you should stay away from the seals to not get eaten by the sharks. >> seals are like a giant big mac to these hungry sharks. you don't want to look like a moving buffet line. if you're in iowa, sure, you'll deal with the heat but not too many great white sharks. >> one less thing to worry about. >>> tiger woods is expected to make some kind of statement at 11:00 this morning, eastern, when the world's number one golfer will appear on the golf channel. he has already announced that he will be withdrawing from the british open because of injuries. would you like to speculate? >> reporter: no, i would not lick to speculate. how about you? >> i thought i would get you on that. >>

saturday afternoon they were scheduled to play a game against a little-known catholic school from the midwest. army wants big score, red headline in "the new york times" that morning. it was going to be a blowout. just like when michigan played appalachian state a few years ago. [laughter] welcome you can probably guess the rest of the story. a little-known catholic school from the midwest, notre dame, nude rodney and his teammates launched football's first true there were, think again and again for touchdowns. they won 35-14. the army players were hopelessly confused and chagrin before notre dame's great plan and their style of old-fashioned blind smashing there was no match for the spectacular and highly respected attack of the indiana collision. a cadet named dwight eisenhower watched from the sidelines. he played for the army team but he had an injury that day and couldn't perform. everything has gone wrong, he wrote to his girlfriend. the football team got the most gloriously by notre dame. so before the know had with her about notre dame before. after that everyone knew notre dame was a

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 travel on the july 4 holiday. those pesky stink bugs are interfering with holiday plans. the sticky hot weekend forecast, wjla.com. police from los angeles are that some high-powered themrities can help convert a traffic nightmare. the -- and they have reached out anda and kutcher others with a big quitter driversg is to warn the 405 will be