tiller came back to wichita. think he was going to close the practice and somehow decided to stay and take over the practice. which was family practice. >> reporter: in 2000 dr. tiller is interviewed by the group physicians for reproductive choice and health. he explains what drove him to focus on abortion. >> patients in my practice asked me if i was going to do abortions like my father did. and i was horrified. why would these nice people say that he was scum bag type physician? the women in my father's practice, for whom he did abortions, educated me and taught me that an abortion is a matter of survival for women. >> he took care of patients and women and families that nobody else was able to take care of. >> well, i think he was very sure of himself, you know, that this is the right thing. very determined. >> reporter: but dr. tiller's resolve is not enough to protect his clinic or himself. from further violence. >> as i saw point into the window and fired the shots. and it was silver. and then she turned an

tiller's church in wichita. killed him instantly. since then, the late doctor's clinic in central kansas has been closed. the first doctor who said she would start providing abortion services again in that part of the state, she has been hounded by anti-abortion protesters. they have protested outside her family practice in wichita. they have protested outside her home. she's been targeted by wanted poster-style e-mails, wanted posters calling her a mass murderer. she also got a letter telling her one day there would be a bomb under her car, that the anti-abortion activists would do anything they could to stop her. so she has not been able to open a practice providing abortions in wichita. so now there are just three abortion providers left in the whole state. all of them in one corner of the state. nobody has been able to provide abortion services in wichita since dr. george tiller's murder more than two years ago. dr. tiller was ultimately stopped from providing abortions by violence, by murder. but the anti-abortion movement in ka

in wichita, the rain is beginning to topi ta. and in wichita it looks like scattered showers also starting. give it another hour or two and the rain looks like it's going to head your way. it shouldn't be thunderstorms. light cool rain. actually refreshing earlier today. here's your forecast. i had to put a disclaimer on the top of my weather map. if you look at the icon it looks a lot worse than it is, these are the typical afternoon thunderstorms. they're going to be isolated. not everyone's going to get hit. in philly and new york and d.c., all areas down in florida, again, we showed you that rain for kansas city later today you'll have a chance for another storm or two. oklahoma and also texas and as we go into friday, more or less the same thing but i think the concentration is greater here in the mid-atlantic. also florida, we're watching the forecast closely, very on kachlt it does not look great for "atlantis's" launch. only a 70% chance that it doesn't lift off. so it could get delayed to the weekend. >>> bill, you're su

>> the place webb came up with was wichita. third verse. i got to the part where it goes, ♪ and i need you more than want you ♪ ♪ and i want you for all time and the wichita lineman ♪ is still on the line and then what i did is i just played. i sent it over there, and i didn't hear about it for weeks. and i thought, i questions they didn't like i. i ran into glen somewhere, and i said, well, i guess you didn't like that, and he said, "no, no, you mean "wichita lineman." he says, we cut that. i said, "you did? cause it wasn't finished." and he said, "it is now." ♪ galveston, oh, galveston >> his next glen campbell song about a place was "galveston," but campbell's interpretation wasn't exactly in keeping with the song's mood. galveston was a reaction to the war in vietnam, the story of a soldier missing his girlfriend back home. >> glen did it like this: ♪ galveston, oh galveston galveston ♪ it was almost patriotic, you know. >> exactly. >> and the way it was written was really... [slower] ♪ oh, galveston >> and now we get to th

let's go to our wichita affiliate kwch-tv. >> wichita had 111 degrees on sunday. we have already had 19 triple digit days so far this year. and only three weeks into the summer. now, this intense heat that is covering much of the nation's midwest isn't going anywhere any time soon. zoo blistering heat affecting people and livestock and crops is rolling across the central u.s. excessive heat warnings for 17 states in the midwest and south, dallas and oklahoma city -- for ten days in a row. east another seven days. >> it's awful. >> it's awful. burning heat. >> in oklahoma, roads buckled from the heat. across the midwest, this year's corn crop is in real danger. >> that is -- >> in kansas the nation's corn producer producer, more than half of this season's crop is in poor condition. cattle ranchers are also hurting without enough corn for feed or water for their livestock to drink, some owners are trying to sell off their herd. >> those are not very easy to find and buy back and they're certainly not very cheap to find and buy back. >> reporter: and the heat's rippl

far as yesterday went, check out dallas, it was 107 yesterday in dallas, 105 oklahoma city, 105 in wichita. you can see where the drought is, and that's where the hottest temperatures are, there's just no soil moisture to keep it cool. the humidity isn't really in the areas of the drought so much, but areas just to the east of there. these numbers that you're looking at, the numbers in the green, that's areas where there's humidity coming off the gulf and that's going to make it dangerously hot and uncomfortable in the stays ahead. 103 today in wichita. no relief for anyone in that area. and now the heat's going to spread too, north to kansas city and st. louis, you're starting to get into the mix too. as far as wet weather goes down along the gulf, we will see some relief in showers and thunderstorms, in new orleans along i-10 into southern georgia, also we're watching scattered thunderstorms around minnesota. more rain down around louisiana, but the hot and dry conditions in the middle of the country will be the story in the days ahead, richard, this will be one of the worst weeks of hot

check out dallas. 107 yesterday in dallas. 105 oklahoma city. 105 wichita. you can to see where the worst of the drought is also where it's the hottest temperatures. there's no soil moisture to help keep it cool. the humidity isn't in the areas of the drought so much but areas just to the east of there. the humidity, these numbers you're looking at, the green, very humid air coming in off the gulf and make it dangerously hot and uncomfortable over the days ahead. as far as today goes, as far as the hot conditions go, 103 today in wichita, in the 100s through much of oklahoma and dallas. no relief nor anyone in that area. the heat will spread. kansas city and st. louis, you're starting to get into the mix too. as far as wet weather goes down along the gulf we'll to see some relief from showers and thunderstorms especially from new orleans back along i-10 into southern georgia. thunderstorms scatter in the northern plains especially there around minnesota. as we go into sunday, more rain down around louisiana but the hot dry conditions in the middle of the cou

wichita also, some wet weather early today. as far as the forecast goes, i have my disclaimer up here. isolated afternoon thunderstorms. it looks a lot worse than it is, but for the most part everyone will be warm and a chance of a storm late today. that's a look at your national forecast. now here's a look at the weather outside your window. once again, this looks a lot worse than it will be. most areas will only see a storm or two for maybe 20 or 30 minutes, but, again, the humidity is up. the temperatures are high. that's going to spark those afternoon showers and storms from the ohio valley to the mid-atlantic. the mid-atlantic is going to be the area of concern. looks like heavy rain. >> it looked like 75% of the map was covered. >> a lot of people with a chance of thunderstorms today. just a chance, though. >> all right. >>> a stock sinks on scandal and the politically correct company accused of not paying pc wages. your early morning business headlines are straight ahead. zimplt plus, kim kardashian proved the public rel

that includes the greater kansas city area, right around tulsa, oklahoma, to wichita. that's where it's not just hot, but also humid too. a little dangerous heat index. especially for the elderly. check on them in those location wrshz how hot will it be today? 97 in chicago. 98, kansas city. let's stay in the shade, ac, or pool. 100 in dallas once again. that's nothing new for you also oklahoma city. also hot around phoenix, temperature at 113 for you today. it's not chilly either down here in the southeast. from atlanta to orlando, temperatures in the 90s, but the difference in florida is that late this afternoon you will get some wet weather and showers and storms to cool you off. that's a look at your friday forecast. now here's a look at the weather outside your window. >>> sunshine in baltimore today. 88 degrees. really starting to warm it up in the mid-atlantic, but the humidity is still low. chance of the storms in florida as we mentioned. very hot around st. louis today. 97 with a heat index over 100. of course, holiday weekend forecast coming right up. >> a ho

as yesterday went, check out dallas, it was 107 yesterday in dallas. 105 in oklahoma city, 105 in wichita. you can see where the drought is, and that's because of the hot temperatures. areas just to the east of there, the humidity, these numbers that you're looking at, the green, that's where it's very humid air coming in off the gulf and that's going to make it dangerously hot and uncomfortable over the days ahead, as far as today goes, as far as the hot conditions go, 103 in wichita, no relief for anyone in that area. as far as wet weather goes down in the gulf we will see some showers and thunderstorms, los angeles i-10 in california. then as we go into sunday, more rain down around louisiana, but the hot, dry conditions in the middle of the country will be the story in the days ahead, richard, this will be one of the worst weeks of hot weather we have seen yet, back to you. >> all right, stay home, thanks a lot bill karins. a surprise in the casey anthony story this morning. just one day before she's released from the county jail. one of the interesting wrinkles and there are many to

. >> reporter: it's all over the map this heat. 106 degrees in wichita. 98 in milwaukee. oklahoma city, 106. 99 in chicago. and while it seems to be going nowhere, this heat, it is, in fact, slowly sliding east, which is why the map, literally the map, has been in the headlines almost everywhere. hot colors we're not used to seeing. triple digit temperatures likely ahead for new york, philadelphia, washington. with 27 states in some sort of heat advisory, the almost predictable heat related casualties in the neighborhood of two dozen deaths so far. there is, at least, some help available in many places. there are cooling centers and water on offer outside the salvation army in lafayette, indiana. >> peoeoe may have other ways coming off. a two-hour shopping trip at the mall or sitting at the library, going to a bookstore. >> reporter: and tonight, they were handing out water at the cubs game in chicago, after that twins game in minneapolis a few days back where people were developing like missed fly balls. see this? a tv cameraman found this shot of flowers in the breeze

temperature-wise it stays hot in the southeastern corner again. 40 in wichita. 36 in houston. coming in at 34 in atlanta. as for europe, high pressure system covering the british isles. we've got good spells of sunshine. there will be showers occurring from time to time. nothing too severe. we will start to see some heavy rain developing in western europe, western france, northern spain on tuesday. scattering of showers across scandinavia. then this low pressure system over in eastern europe remains very active, bringing heavy rain, strong thunderstorms in isolated areas. right now it's over the baltic states but it's going to be moving into finland on tuesday. so that will be welcome rain. behind this it is going to be triggering some quite sharp showers in places for the balkans as well. and that will help to cool things down. still a few degrees above your seasonal averages here. we've got 31 in budapest. 32 in belgrade. coming in at 37 in athens. all right, here is your extended forecast now. >>> our lead stories this hour. the operator of the crippled fukushima daiichi po

dallas 100 degrees, wichita, 98, and even over on the east coast, raleigh, north carolina, was up to 99 today. national was up to 91. just some clouds overnight. mid-60s for the suburbs. temperatures in the sea overnight tonight. only into the lower 70s. we start off mild with some clouds. mostly sunny at noon with 86 and a high temperature which will reach up to about 90 degrees. muggy tomorrow, wednesday and thursday, and by friday and saturday, we'll dry out, cool off a little bit heading into the weekend with one of those summer-time cold fronts. dave ross coming back with sports. stay with us, the edge will continue. the kincaids live here. across the street, the padillas. ben and his family live here, too. ben's a re/max agent, and he's a big part of this community. there are lots of reasons why re/max agents average more sales than other agents. experience, certainly. but maybe it's also because they care about the markets they serve and the neighbors who rely on them. nobody sells more real estate than re/max. visit remax.com today. >> happy fourth of july. i'm dave ross. tod

wichita, 103, hope we have nothing like that. a little cooler in the central plains there. there's a little cooler air mass that's going to try to make a run for us. what about jowl the fourth around here? >> what we can expect this weekend. we know it's going to get hotter. that's been the trend. much more humidity coming in sunday, sot so much tomorrow, but sunday you'll feel it muggy out there. and with the front coming down on sunday, storms likely all across the area. we need the rain, though, and looks like that will be later on into the afternoon and into the evening. we still think there's a possibility for a storm the fourth, but again, the newest of the info just coming in suggests that maybe we can keep those thunderstorms suppressed to the south on monday. let's start with sunday, though. this is 8 a.m. on future cast. a couple of clouds. there may be a late shower saturday night into sunday morning. that quickly gets out of here, and look what builds in here by sunday afternoon and sunday evening. not everybody gets wet here. it won't be completely solid from p

wichita falls, my good friends and neighbors, 110 degrees.fternoon in boringer, monticello, in arkansas, doesn't matter, it's heat, 102. monroe, louisiana, got to the century mark. hattiesburg, 99, 100 not a big difference there. today we're going to see more of that spread into parts of the midwest, upper midwest and back into central plains. heat indices, combination of high heat, mixed in with the humidity, which doesn't just feel unbearable to you, great excuse not to do yard work. seriously. again, something else you can expect today. it's going to be serious with the temperatures themselves. take a look at this, 90 in kansas city, 87 in chicago, 102 in dallas. as we take a look at some of your heat index again, a combination of the temperature and high humidity, going to feel like 102 in shreveport, 108 in oklahoma city, 103 in wichita, and the hits keep coming. fast forward into tomorrow's forecast, st. louis 99, 106 memphis, 111 in little rock. wow. ridiculous. montgome montgomery, alabama, 104. into monday, still the heat continues a

as far as today goes, as far as the hot conditions go 103 today in wichita. easily in the 100s through oklahoma and dallas. no relief for anyone in that area. now the heat's going to spread too. north of kansas and st. louis you're getting in the mix, too. along the gulf we will see some relief from showers and thunderstorms back from new orleans to i-10 to southern georgia. we're watching thunderstorms scattered in the northern plains around minnesota. sunday more rain down around louisiana. but the hot dry conditions many the middle of the country will be the story in the days ahead. this will be one of the worst weeks of hot weather we've seen yet. back to you. >> thank you, bill for that. of course, we hope the weather does get better for many folks. let's take you to los angeles where the traffic day of reckoning arrives. the so-called carmageddon. a ten-mile stretch of one of the nation's busiest highways closed for 53 hours. those are a lot of hours for folks down there. it began around midnight pacific time. residents have been urged for weeks to avoi

as can you see, 41 in wichita today. 39 in new york. almost 10 delaware degrees above average here. we do have heat warnings in place for southern quebec as well as southern ontario. now for europe, intense showers as well as damaging winds possible across central europe. that low pressure system, germany, poll and, looking for rain into your friday. that heads into scanned naira next. calm and sunny for the most part but the new system developing could be bringing wet conditions from now and so increasingly turning wet out here. essentially for the dry in portugal. british isles looking at a mix of sun and rain. quite cool today, 19 degrees on friday. staying out out towards the east. moscow is 32 degrees for your daytime high. all right, here is your extended forecast now. >>> that's ail for this edition of "newsline." thanks very much for joining us. kcsm needs you financial support. you can pledge at any dollar level that is comfortable for you. at the 50 dollar level, you will receive the kcsm polo shirt. whenever you wear it, you'll show your support of kcsm, the bay area's in

louis, kansas city, wichita, utah. dallas to memphis, you're under a heat advisory. you get the idea. what's different with this heat wave than what we dealt with last week, last week was hot but extremely humid. this week is not as humid this week. the dew points have been a little lower. if you're in the 70s, it's very uncomfortable. if you're in the 60s, it's not that bad. that's the case today. even in d.c., the sky is more blue, not as much moisture in the air. it will be hot but not as humid. we still have thunderstorms rolling through the north. pretty good storms rolled through new york city last night around 89er 8:30 delaying the yankee game. the worst of the wet weather's rolling through minneapolis. we've had some on-and-off showers this morning. that is now pushing into wisconsin, so your morning drive should be okay. to the south it looks like omaha, you've got storms heading your way, i would guess about a half hour to 45 minutes from now. for your wednesday forecast, 104 in dallas. texas is ridiculous. it continues and is a broken record. that expands

dallas was 98, wichita 103, omaha 97 and there's minneapolis, high today of 99 degrees, st. louis is 96 as is little rock and i think we'll feel closer to that tomorrow and tomorrow afternoon. still 79 in town, gaithersburg 66, manassas the same and a little cooler back out there for martinsburg and winchester, too. how about that 4th of july forecast? what we can expect this weekend, we know things will get a little warmer the next couple days. tomorrow we're up into the lower 90s. it looks like on sunday we'll be a little bit more humid, temperatures in the middle 90s. it will feel like it's in the upper 90s for a brief time on sunday afternoon before these thunderstorms and showers start moving on across and it looks like the chance of storms for the 4th is real slight now. it looks like it wants to be pushed down to the south. so things are looking better for us on the 4th. comfortable temperatures overnight, lower 60s out in the suburbs. i think the temperature here in town will be right around 70 degrees but just great tomorrow morning, loads of sunshine, a few clouds

as well. 37 degrees in wichita today. 38 in houston, so the heat really hangs on to this southeastern portion of the u.s. for europe heavy rains impacting finland, as well as strong winds. also showers into western russia as well. over towards the west, we've got this strong low pressure system that is rapidly developing. this is going to be bringing significant rain here over a wide area. as you can see, watch out for intense showers, strong thunderstorms to break out. pockets of pink showing up for southern france, switzerland, as well as parts of germany as well. looking quite calm for parts of the british isles but lots of rain bands ushering in. temperatures will be dropping significantly. 18 degrees in london. and 19 in paris. rather chilly here. ahead of it, lots of hot air coming in from the mediterranean. that's going to be boosting temperatures. 34 degrees in vienna. 31, stays hot in the balkans as well. 35 degrees in belgrade. all right. i shall leave you with your city-by-city forecast. >>> on the new york foreign exchange the dollar briefly fell to the mid 70 yen range on

heat warnings today from kansas city, wichita, arkansas. heat advisories around chicago, even st. louis this morning, all through iowa, the quad cities, minneapolis. this is where temperatures will be almost in the dangerous category. when we start worrying about the elderly, especially people without air conditioning. if you have those neighbors, check on them today. 97 in chicago. heat index 100, 105. everywhere in red is in the 90s. i'd say about half the country today will be in the 90s. the exceptions, the great lakes, new england will be cooler. enjoy one more beautiful day for you. now we finally cool things off in montana. even phoenix today, 113. let me take you through your fourth of july forecast. today, the green shows with youer you where we will be dealing with rain. most areas will be dry today. by the time we get to saturday, not a lot of showers or storms. i don't think anyone will get washed out of their weekend plans, that includes in the northern plains with afternoon storms. maybe isolated storms on sunday, especially in massachusetts and connecticut. down in

i know wichita falls to your north was around 111. summer is going down in the record books. yesterday the 24th day in a row in dallas of 100-degree heat. the record was 43 in the hot summer of 1980, hopefully we won't approach that record. kansas city and st. louis you're under excessive heat warnings tomorrow and thursday is when you'll see the worst of your heat and humidity. all the watches and warnings for the heat are stuck in the middle of the country. unfortunately if you're on the east coast, i think friday we'll have some heat warnings and advisories. maybe even into saturday, too, that's the next blast of hot air that will arrive for everyone in the east. yesterday we had a break it was rainy in philadelphia, southern new england had rain, boston had rain. those areas were much cooler. today you'll warm it up again, but it won't be humid. we'll have drier air moving in. showers and thunderstorms on the front in south carolina this morning and they'll pop up in the gulf. and later today, i think if we're going to have a problem area, this is kind of a change in the

wichita falls has spent 36 of the past 38 days in the tripip digits. >> plenty of fluids. keep a little shade on your head. that will help. >> where were you going to go right now? >> head over to wet willy's. that will help, too. >> reporter: there are 14 states under heat advisories tonight. that number expected to grow as all of this dangerous weather moves east. this, and we are only three weeks into summer. barbara pinto, abc news. >>> now the heat wave could send dallas into triple digits for the tenth straight day. some of the other numbers, kansas city up to 95. indianapolis, 94. chicago, 92. near 90 for much of the northeast. 93 in new orleans. mostly 90s from albuquerque to boise. stormy weather with hail and gusty winds from south da koe too ta to western pennsylvania. popup showers and thunderstorms for the gulf coast. heavy rain in the four corners region and heat advisories from texas to ohio. >> just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water, people escaping the heat on cape cod are thinking twice about the taking a dip after sightings of great wh

places like oklahoma, texas, some cities like wichita falls, texas, have seen over 50 days of triple digit heat. almost double what they average for an entire year. we're only in the middle of july. we are in the middle of summertime. so you expect to see some heat. many ask the question, is this rare? in a place like minneapolis, the answer would be no. they see wild extremes. well below zero temperatures during the winter. triple digit heat in the summertime. but in the southern plains with some of those numbers stacking up, we'll be shattering records for perhaps the next couple of months to come, and there is no change there in sight. lester? >> eric fisher putting it all in perspective for us tonight, thanks. >>> still to come as we continue this sunday evening, bags and bags of freshly minted money just sitting around. why is a billion dollars going unwanted? >>> later, coming of age with the young wizard named harry. the story of a generation comes to an end. >>> here's an interesting question for you. do you have any of those dollar coins in your pocket? turns out that few pe

kansas city, wichita and tulsa.e had the rain last night that cooled off areas like new york city and new england so it actually feels kind of refreshing this morning. that won't be the case later this afternoon. d.c. around 91. still hot. but the humidity levels are down. this is a beautiful day in many areas of the east. even atlanta will be dry. 94. so that's typical for you this time of year. thunderstorms on the go. kansas city to dallas, very hot. chicago and minneapolis going to see thunderstorms. really no big changes out there. the heat, the worst of it on the east coast will be on friday. >> wait for friday there. but, still you look at dallas, like you say. over a hundred again. >>> time for some sports now. a crazy night in atlanta. the braves hosting the pirates. let's start in ninth inning with a squeeze play by pittsburgh. the braves, though, sniffed it out. the pitchout to nail michael mckenry at third. wow, great call from the dug jouchlt we go to extra innings. julio lugo grounds out to end the inn

wichita falls texas oklahoma arkansas are all at or above 100 degrees ...e are doing well here in chicago some inches around areas around st. louis yesterday had quite a lot of rain fall ... and there's a big storm heading to the big cities of the east coast and the nation's capital ... ... thunderstorms coming from the dakota area may reach us by sunday or monday ... it is in the 70 degree temperature area near the lake ... it's 86 in naperville kankakee is 84 degrees it's a gorgeous day here in chicago on the northwest side near our studio and o'hare is just above 80 ... water temperatures on our shoreline have been had a season-high 73 yesterday's 70 the day before ... the hornstorms hitting the downstate area cooling things off ... it has been a hot summer in the southern plains ... this will be the warmest weekend the yetyet this summer there is a lack of moisture piping's will bounce back once reigned comes and we are heading to the pollination. for the corn crop ... we need the rain. it will be 91 degrees on sunday with no lake cooling ... it will be

wichita falls has spent 36 of the past 38 days in the triple digits. >> plenty of fluids. keep a little shade on your head. that will help. >> where are you going to go right now? going head over to wet willy's. that will help, too. >> reporter: there are 14 states under heat advisories tonight. that number expected to grow as all of this dangerous weather moves east. this, and we are only three weeks into summer. david? >> all right, barbara, thank you so much. i want to bring in accuweather meteorologist justin polvick, who is in the weather center tonight. and justin, you've been tracking these record-breaking temperatures. what's driving this? >> reporter: a combination of two factors. we're looking at excessive drought here across the state of texas. as you know, drought breeds drought. very hard to rain when we have not seen rain for the past six to eight weeks. these are record highs throughout the weekend. the number here in oklahoma city, three degrees shy of the all-time record. we're looking at temperatures remaining on the hot side here throughout the south pla

to expect people being and meaning to know what the -- people in maine to know what the tax is in wichita, kansas, on duck hunting boots. if they provided for the creation of that sort of a central database, it would at least get by the arguments in quill. >> host: gautham that again -- nagesh. >> guest: are you familiar with senator durbin's changes? >> host: no, i'm not familiar. i don't know the specifics. >> host: it's the main street fairness act is what he's calling it. >> guest: that would be -- okay. and that would be sort of this national washington-created system? is that what you're asking me? >> host: yes, sir. >> guest: well p they did that, i -- if they did that, i think that would still be, i think that would get by the constitutionality test. so, now, would i be for snit no the, i think i'd probably still be against it. we're con assuming a lot less resources from any particular state, so i still -- so i don't know if it would get past sort of my view the fairness, or would it achieve the end, its stated end of raising more money, but it would at least be constitutional. >

today marked the 12th straight day of record temperatures in oklahoma city and wichita falls 20th dayiple-digit temperatures. there are some states under heat advisory and that number is expected to grow. >> and humidity back there, it is just oppressive. >> they can all come out here and spend their tourist dollars. >> we're talking about excessive heat and tonight we're going to talk about a major cooldown expected for the bay area. from the camera down? san jose you can see plenty of blue skies there. the coast cleared nicely today. we have some low 80s in the east bay very comfortable temperatures for you this afternoon early evening. 82 in antioch. concord is 77. 54 in oakland sea in san francisco. 75 in los gatos and 71 in san jose. here is a look at some of the highlights. we have clear sky now we have a ribbon of low clouds and fog sitting off the coast. that will advance inland tonight so look for increasing low cloudiness and also some mist and drizzle mainly the coast and bay. look for morning clouds and drizzle followed by midday clearing all of that will burn back to just

the heat index from kansas is 106 in wichita and 109 in st. louis and creeping across the northern planes and 92 in minute appear police but the bull's eye is the eastern seaboard and now up to 121 is what it feels like in washington, dc, incredible, and i am sure that is record. and dover, 119, and 116 in newark. a day to stay indoors. at night the temperatures only dropping into the mid 80's. so the house does not cool down and not catching any break from the heat. >> i look forward to the next ice age. when will it end? rick: we are mid-july so the hottest, anyway, so well not see a huge relief but a relief across the north. tomorrow, 94 in chicago and hot across the eastern seaboard at 10- to 15-degrees below today's heat index but the dark colors it heats back up and folks across the south, especially kansas and oklahoma have been dealing with the heat for two months. they will not get any break. >> thank you, rick. rick: you bet. >> and now, twin terror attacks in norway killing 15 people and police now saying the investigators believe t

. >> reporter: from a record-breaking 111 in wichita, kansas, to wichita falls, texas, where it's beenmid -- >> so far just hot air. >> reporter: in parts of 18 states, the national weather seseice is issuing heat advisories, warning it's so hot it's getting unhealthy. and the wave is rolling east. here in new york they're predicting a couple of days in the mid-90s. not exactly record temps. but it's enough for a heat advisory in the city where the humidity makes it feel like trtrle digits. and now stormy weather in iowa and illinois, leaving 700,000 people without power and creating more than 200 flight cancelations at o'hare. in 24 hours, from one extreme to another. perhaps an official sign, if you needed one, summer of 2011 has begun. scott goldberg for abc news, new york. >> seems like an appropriate time to talk about your tuesday forecast as we sweat it out another scorcher from texas to connecticut. several storms from montana to northern new england. rainy in albuquerque and salt lake city. cooler and damp in the pacific northwest, which sounds heavenly. scattered thunderstorm

wichita, 106. and human.body across the eastern part of the country is hot and across the host and to the pacific northwest, cool, and san diego is 74 and 68 in seattle. we continue to stay warm tomorrow, 99 in rapid city and 97 in minneapolis and 94 in chicago and monday, same story, climbing a few degrees with 100 degrees breaking out in the none plains. the heat is on. it will be hot tuesday, wednesday, thursday, and friday and it will build in the eat. check on your neighbors, stay cool, stay inside, and try to stay outside in the main part of the day. clayton? >>clayton: in the hot summer days, cool and delicious ice cream and july is "national ice cream month." we are celebrating national ice cream month, ronald reagan designating it so in 1984. this is important because new we have to learn how to make ice cream using your marble slab creation. >> what people do they come to the floor, select the flavor, and there are lots of flavor, we have a board, we tell you to pick your flavor and topping and we m

oklahoma city, tulsa, wichita as well, dodge city looking to tie the record of 106 degrees, so intenses here. eventually we're going to see it return to parts of the east. the area of high pressure will nudge just enough to see the bubble of extreme heat push the mid-atlantic and the northeast. in fact, new york city tomorrow, 87 degrees, not too bad, but recall -- by thursday, philadelphia you're back in the 90s, richmond, d.c., by friday, a lot of the mid-atlantic will be at or over 100 degrees. raleigh for you, d.c.a. as well. one area spared from this next round of extreme heat will be new england. so good news there. back to you. >>> thank for that update. let's take a look at other stories. in an atlanta courtroom, the woman convicted in the jaywalking death of her son is being sentenced. raquel nelson could face up to three years for homicide by vehicle. she was trying to cross a busy road when her 4-year-old was hit and killed. the driver spent just six months behind bars. we'll keep you posted. >>> two men charged in the beating of a giants fan are being accused of assaulting

a bunch ever records, wichita, 111. 111! joplin, missouri, still cleaning up from tornado damage.s 106 there today. oklahoma city, 1 a 3. 102 in springfield and harrison, arkansas a record of 101 degrees. the heat index is more important than the actual temperature. can you go to weather.gov and find a chart like this to find out how bad it is where you are. take the air temperature, find the relative humidity and calculate your heat index. it will tell you how dangerous that level is and, unfortunately, that danger level is very high for a lot of people. thunderstorms, the only thing that's going to bring the folks relief. severe stuff move ago cross the upper midwest pushing through the dakotas and into western minnesota. a rough night up there for a while with those folks. don, you doing okay in the heat? it's rough. >> yeah. >> the air conditioner, way down t. was hot earlier in here. nothing compared to the people actually having to deal with that. thank you so much, jacqui, appreciate it. >>> remembering weren't of the most influential first ladies in our nation's history. b

louis was 94, and then back at wichita was well over a hundred degrees. most of the locations in texas that that i saw well up into the upper 90s, where the heat is. slowly but surely it's going to try to come on in. we're not going to get more of that heat, though, because we have a little frontal system that will work down on sunday. that is what will create a better chance of some showers and thunderstorms around here on sunday. maybe on monday. again we've been talking about that chance. we'll get there in a second. 90 degrees in town, 86 gaithersburg. fredrik, 90 degrees, a hot spot all week. nice at 7:00, down in the middle 80s, fair skies at 9, fair skies at 11. no worries this evening. the nationals will have no problem getting the win tonight. 93 tomorrow, tomorrow looks good, a little more humid and warm. still nice. coming in on sunday, the front gets close to us. it will kick off showers and thunderstorms. could be cooler on sunday than this 95 degrees if we get more cloud cover. but right now holding it at 95. i think we'll get enough sunshin

the high temperatures today, very important back to the west, wichita back to the west 93, omaha, nebraska, 97, minneapolis almost 100 degrees today. here at national we were 91. so what can we have expect for this holiday weekend? well, the problem here is that no doubt it's going to get hotter. tomorrow will be up to the lower to mid-90s as opposed to the lower 90s. more humidity comes back for sunday. we do have good chances of rain and thunderstorms for sunday and we may even still have a few thunderstorms out there for the 4th that won't be a washout, details, full holiday weekend forecast, plus a look at the rest coming up. >>> a major change today, domonique strauss-kahn no longer under house arrest and the credibility of his accuser is being questioned. fox's laura ingalls has the details. >> reporter: domonique strauss- kahn leaving the manhattan courthouse a free man, prosecutors agreeing to release him and return bail after questions surfaced about the credibility of his accuser. >> we maintained from the beginning that mr. strauss-kahn is innocent of these charges and these rec

today we're talking about 104 around wichita, 101 in dallas. dallas was 107 yesterday.than areas like phoenix and vegas. even around omaha and kansas. not just the heat but what humanity. this is sun's forecast. not a lot changes. both days brutally hot especially in the midwest. that's the worst of it this weekend. as we head through the gulf, we're getting a break, we have showers and thunderstorms. if it's raining where you are you are actually happy it will help cool you off. sunday we continue to watch the same areas. as far as what's going to happen, and this is next week. this is when the worst of the heat wave expands. two-thirds of the country will be in the grips of this massive heat wave. go all the way to the east coast. humidity will be up. heat is high. this is typically the hottest time of summer. this is not disappointing. day after day. getting pretty redundant, i guess. >> unfortunately, we're looking forward to now august an september when we can to see cooler weather. >> i don't know about august. maybe september if we're lucky. >>> a meaculpa for ru

wichita falls, borger, texas, beyond the century park.monroe, louisiana. hattiesburg, mississippi, very close with 99 degrees. a few other things we've been watching is that heat spreading the other parts of the country. we have a lot of the eat coming in from the gulf of mexico into the central plains. we can expect it to be really intense over the next couple of days. we showed you the highs. here's what we can anticipate for today as we advance this map, your highs are as follows. 101 in dallas. 103 in el paso. 87 in denver. out to the west, much cooler in the 60s and 70s. east, 91 in washington, d.c. and 93 in memphis. that's just a snapshot of what's going to happen today. last fast-forward to what it's going to feel like late this afternoon with the heat and humidity. 105 in little rock. 102 in montgomery. fast-forward to sunday, the heat and humidity beginning to build up -- well, for some reason it's not coming up. let me just tell you, it's going to be incredibly warm. high temperatures are going to fell like they're well into th

you see of course the radar popping up and showing storms across parts of omaha and back over to wichita. more of those developing in places like atlanta, back over in raleigh, even into miami and maybe even st. louis before all is said and done. something else we can also anticipate later on today, the storms to develop possibly across parts of the northern rockies. hot and sunny across much of texas and maybe a few thunderstorms across parts of the lower midwest. you're up to sped. let's pitch it right back to you. >> thankthanks. i'll check in with you later. >>> the quote of the day today. "he is a superior man both physically and intellectually. he can have sex six times a week without overdoing it on the seventh day, he should rest. that is a quote from somebody's doctor. whose? i'll give you the answer after the break. [ male announcer ] to the seekers of things which are one of a kind. the authentic, the rare, the hard to define. to those always searching for what's pure and what's real from we who believe we know just how you feel. haagen-dazs. i understand you need a little hel

oklahoma city, it felt like a sizzling 113, and in wichita, it was a real scorcher, feeling like 114. >> stay in the water. >> reporter: kids beat the heat by running through the water park. and fountains. and dipping in pools. ♪ chicago's annual taste of the river north festival served up some of the hottest dishes in town, despite the high temperatures. >> it's brutal out here. >> reporter: some residents are without power, making the heat harder to cope with. and the electric companies can't help fast enough. >> complaints over and over and over again, no response. >> reporter: the walloping heat remains stuck in the nation's mid section and will remain there the entire week. it's then expected to move east. and in texas, where it's been in the triple digits for 15 days, even the dogs are looking for solace from the scorching sun. dallas, this is day 16 for you hitting the triple digits high 100 degrees. the heat to minneapolis, 98. but there are storm chances in the forecast as well that could bring some relief. of course the heat filtering into the northeast. temperatures in the

for example, wichita, kansas, hit 111. >> what about tomorrow morning's commute and air travel?ect that? >> probably not much. you have to be careful in mountain areas that you don't have a heavy load on airplanes. we will see thunderstorms. not much severe activity today but a lot of pop-up showers and thunderstorms. that will be the concern in atlanta and miami tomorrow afternoon. we expect delays in denver, much like we did today because of thunderstorms. city number three, san francisco expecting delays in the morning due to low clouds and fog. detroit and cleveland, afternoon showers and thunderstorms. a few could be strong. more delays in chicago than any other city because of thunderstorms in the morning as well as into the afternoon hours. doesn't take much of a hiccup to cause problems unfortunately at o'hare. >> now you know. jacqui jeras, thank you. appreciate it. >>> britain's prince william and his wife catherine are headed home after a whirlwind tour of canada and california. from the glits of hollywood to skid row the newlyweds captivated everyone and capped their

wichita, 111. warmest temperature since 1980. folks keeping cool any way they could.spreads towards the eastern seaboard. so, you're looking at 90 today in boston. it drops a little bit wednesday with that line of thunderstorms that we showed you. all of that weather was brought to you by weight watchers. robin? george? >> all right, sam. thank you. >>> coming up -- casey anthony leaving jail a free woman less than a week now. we're going to tell you about her tough road ahead and what's being offered now. ♪ you know how i feel ♪ ♪ breeze drifting on by ♪ ♪ you know how i feel ♪ [ female announcer ] weight watchers, rated #1 best plan for weight loss by u.s. news and world report. join right now and you can join for a dollar. weight watchers. because it works. [ male announcer ] this...is the network -- a network of possibilities. in here, the planned combination of at&t and t-mobile would deliver our next generation mobile broadband experience to 55 million more americans many in small towns and rural communities giving them a new choice. we'll deliver better service

across the ohio valley and builds back into the plains by sunday, and talking about 101 and 100 in wichitaef there in the central part of the country any time soon. thomas, back to you. >> we will have to hold out longer. thank you, carl. >> you bet. >>> i want to pass on breaking news from south florida concerning a small plane crash. we will show you the video coming in from behoke, florida, where a small plane flipped over according to the palm beach sheriff's office and the incident happening in -- okeechobee, and two students were on board, and this happened near lake okeechobee and right there by the palm county glades airport and it was the instructor and the student who ended up flipped up over there, but everybody is safe, rescued and doing just fine. >>> all right. we are following breaking news coming about with a soldier arrested for threatening an attack outside of fort hood, the military base. the fbi saying they found explosives in his hotel room and we will bring you the latest. and high school e sweethearts or a sex offender. a boy dates his teenaged daughter, and decades

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

very hot in the southern plains. 106 in wichita and 104 in dallas.g some cooling rain. scattered storms in parts of the east and southeast. there is now severe thunderstorm watch area until 7:00 for new york, pennsylvania, parts of ohio a pretty good cluster of storms now across the 80 there into north jersey. t looks like a real good chance of heavy rain many the afternoon. in the tristate area big storms along harrisburg and south along 83. philly's going to be in for some rough stuff most likely towards rush hour. storms popping up in the d.c. area. northeast side of town there in pg county around college park. northwest side around potomac and maryland. more of that severe weather through this afternoon in the northeast and in the northern plains. con tesz ya, back to you. >> carl, thanks. >>> in a few minutes president obama will tackle some tough issues with the largest annual gathering of latinos in this country. it's the annual council of la razza and provides an opportunity for politicians to reach out to the all important hispanic voting bl

. >> in wichita, a high yesterday of 111 degrees, breaking a record set in 1982. it was expected to hit 103 today, the 20th straight day of triple digit heat. in arkansas some who lost their homes in spring tornados were left to endure the extreme heat. how do you work in 110 degrees. >> you don't. >> also dangerously hot, memphis where daily highs between 99 and 110 degrees are expected through friday. with people doing just about anything to stay cool. >> the water is really cold, yeah. because when it's so hot, it just feels really good to go jump in. >> in raleigh north carolina line, temperatures hit 100 for the first time this year and emergency crews followed their own advice to stay out of the heat. >> our trucks are air conditioned, thank god. >> heat advisories in excessive heat warnings have been issued in this states. stretching from the mid west across the south and up the eastern seaboard to the northeast. records fell in june too as high temperatures and a lack of rainfall combined to create wide spread drought. 14 states across the south and southw

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