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From our zone out. >> hey, here in phoenix we are going on 16 days straight of temperatures upwards of 110 degrees, or even higher. . its currently approaching 113 today. now, we are outside of valley wise hospital. they say they have seen an influx in patients from heat related illnesses, whether it is heat exhaustion, burns or, at most severe, heatstroke. a lot of those burns have come from people who are laying on the sidewalk, laying on asphalt. we are talking about people without homes. -- ...

Degrees -- but its not just heat. there is fires in riverside, california, just outside of los angeles, which are forcing mass evacuations in that area. but then we are seeing vermont. of course, they just saw catastrophic flooding, and expecting more rain this weekend. and when it comes to heat, we know that the rescue crews -- fire, ems -- those people who are in charge of making sure that residents are cool, hydrated and safe -- well, its been a long marathon for them. but there is no end in ...

Just because its hot doesnt mean you get an advisory. you have to be a flesthreshold e normal. this heat dome makes it hot. it makes the chance of getting a shower throughout the afternoon lower and lower. the heat is to the top of the atmosphere. on a normal day, you see these on the ground and you will get a cloud about 3:00 or 4:00 and you will cool down. thats not happening because the atmosphere wont allow it. its too hot to get a cloud. temperatures right now, 107 in dallas. thats what it ...

Recorded in las vegas is 117. so we have a shot at the all-time hottest temperature and not just one day but two days at the tail end of this weekend. well see if that happens. thats just for the record books. doesnt make a difference, 117 versus 116. 107 in vegas. palm springs is 113. california has not been all that hot. thats about to change as the heat builds over you as we head toward this upcoming weekend. areas like burbank will be 102 all weekend long. theres that vegas heat and the phoe...

These excessive heat warnings in the desert southwest, up towards vegas. these are in effect through sunday. its just day after day of this, and the current heat index, this is what we take in the temperature and the humidity. look at miami, 107. a couple of minutes ago they were at 110. the all time heat index record in miami is 111.7. they were close to that. they ended up about a degree shy. just brutal heat, even by miami standards. used to it being hot but this has been an exceptional perio...

Temperatures will continue to rise. phoenix, look at your numbers. over 100 degrees. in some cases over 110 degrees. thats the forecast here as we progress all the way into the upcoming workweek. look at our average, should be around 107 degrees. were pushing 116 by the time we roll into friday and saturday. florida, that heat advisory still in effect from the palm beaches down into the florida keys. you factor in dew points of 70 plus. it feels ridiculous. fred and i have been talking about. ou...

The great lakes stretching down into the southeast, thats round one. round two comes into play into the overnight hours, about 11:00 at night moving into about midnight, to the panhandle of texas into oklahoma, moving into arkansas around 9:00, 10:00, and expecting the southeast to deal with this tomorrow. its not just in terms of wind and hail, they are talking also about, a number one killer in the united states. excessive heat warnings, phoenix, grand canyon, into southern arizona, heat advis...

Around the world. brit lee ritz joining us now. it is hard for anyone to stay cool anywhere. >> absolutely, fred. this is ridiculous. i mean, we are still dealing with the devastating and unfortunately deadly heat across the southwest. excessive heat warnings in effect for the grand canyon, phoenix, further south. heat advisories for the southern parts of new mexico back down into parts of texas. el paso, the exception, you are under an excessive heat warning where temperatures are likely to rea...

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