tom skilling is back with us and has brought the heat. >>isn't this something?ring it's just amazing we have made 93 highs and these are a thermometer readings coming tomorrow and wednesday. the good news is there will be a break later in the week but we will start up warm again next week. this morning has not been that bad in the city but we are ready in the '90s in the suburbs. we have outflow from thunderstorms flaring across wisconsin ... we have no threat of rain we have a capped atmosphere that will block brain development. now we know that thunderstorms our natures big air-conditioner we're going to get awfully warm without them. there will be no late cooling the wind and a warm air will override what's happening on the lake for the next couple of days and the index will go over a hundred degrees tomorrow and wednesday this is marginally in the dangerous weather is on range. two points are in the 70 degree range for the next several days gulf coast level humidity is expected. 95 on a thermometer for the next several days with a grain coming on wednesday.

here comes tom skilling in the weather center. tom hot will get ? . >> this should be the hottest weather in chicago in five years. today was the hottest in nine and a half months since early august. in 95 there were forecasting during the day on wednesday will be the hottest since early august of 2006. there were 28 states above 90 in the united states today. 20 of them set records. the hottest of the jury found it says was an eye wear for the temperature today peaked at 104. still 90 in the morning. 88 in chicago. pride in st. louis its 90. it's really warm across the midwest and it is going to get don hot tomorrow with 72. . rochelle caught on a 97 today downers grove 96, lincoln park in '96. these are highs from the pot potbelly frankfurt and palatine and that the current ratings. not still 90 in rochelle at close to that all the way into the wheeling area with 93 an hour at this hour. other temperatures they're equally want more. this is a hot air mass. the winds of blowing off shore so there is no leak cooling to be found. the heat has led to

tom skilling is back from vacation just-in-time for a heat wave the likes of what we have not seen in years ... by the time tomorrow and we will have 590 degree days on the booksfive 90 degree-days on the books ... the average number of 90 degree day is over four years is 40 and that's a above average ... i've been talking about this capped atmosphere ... that he's everything up and keeps the thunderstorms a way which tend to cool things down when they arrive ... this is how you generate these warm temperatures that we're seeing today. the hot air is in place through tomorrow and then significant improvement is on the way we have several waves of storming has later this week and combination of northeast winds off the lake will cool things down but it has not been this hot since august 2006 here in chicago. 1 05 degrees is recognized as a dangerous heat index level ... please don't overexert yourself you can get into some real trouble taking easy if you have to work paradors.outdoors. and we also have some big grain numbers on the wayrain numbers on the way.. about an inch and a half w

. >> what tom skilling is in the weather center to be this high this early in june. that's pretty unusual for chicago right . >> it hasn't happened 34 years since 1979 has it been this hot this early. we had a 96 today that happened only four times in a hundred and 40 years of weather. a look at the extent of the heat. 28 states past 90 degrees today and a number of those locations there was 100. we saw the highest temperature today in 23 years. still 87 tonight in chicago of the blazing hot one tomorrow. midway hit 97 today or hair 96. wisconsin has a hundred and triple digits in minneapolis. rochester minnesota as well. is pretty warm. the temperatures across the area will give your rundown of those later. look at the los tonight blended back into the '90s. this is where it gets kind of interesting person is a big cool down coming the day after the. but these will be late in the day on thursday and the thunderstorms erupted appear to the no. that's relief but that's also the beginning of a cold front that will mix with the jet stream and produce some extreme weathe

maybe peter and tom and joe, if you want to say a few words because i know andy is going to speak about his great hiking experience, his racing skills, and all of the things that he does. come on up. >> very briefly, green apple books recently got, thanks to the by coalition and the city, a bike corral right in front of the store. [applause] they removed a car parking spot, which is a pretty big, aggressive thing to do appeared on the other hand, the loss of one car gave us space for 10 bikes, and that iraq has been pretty much full every day all day, so i appreciate the cooperation of the city and making that happen, and i have to point out that it was done with almost no red tape. i filled out an application and got a phone call, and they put it in, so kudos. [applause] >> wells fargo has been a wonderful partner with the city. i was with them last week. they had all these volunteers out helping us repair homes in our mission and excelsior for seniors, so it is a wonderful cooperation we have with wells fargo. how was the right coming in today? >> when a great way to start the morning. i wish i could start every morning like this.

tom vilsack previews next week's meeting of the g-20 agricultural ministers. "washington journal" live at 7:00 eastern would segments on troop withdrawal from afghanistan, highly skilled immigrants, and the national labor relations board. the house is in session at 10:00 eastern with pledges that a business beginning at noon. members are expected to finish the military construction and veterans affairs bill and begin work on the agriculture spending bill. several live events to tell you about today -- the house energy subcommittee will hear an inspector general's report and how the chairman of the nuclear regulatory commission dealt with the amount to nuclear repository license application. that is on c-span 3 at 10:00 a.m. eastern. on c-span 2 at 1:00 p.m. eastern, the former national security adviser brent scowcroft talks about foreign policy following the annual gerald ford foundation journalism award. also today, the senate commerce committee looks at threats to real security is members here from that of the transportation security administration and the amtrak police talk on c-span 3 at two o'clock 30 eastern. agriculture secretary tom vilsack was at the national