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>> reporter: jim, in spite of all this, the extreme temperatures here at hoover dam are not stopping tourists from visiting this marvel of engineering. earlier, i spoke with two tourists from st. louis who shared with us what they were doing to cope with the heat. >> feels like youre actually on fire after youre out here for a while, and weve just been -- i just slammed about two bottles of water at lunch. this is definitely like touching services. not used to burning myself on concrete. >> its ...

>> you are in the cnn newsroom. >> a dangerous heat wave that has already lasted weeks is getting worse this weekend. 85 million americans are under heat alerts after a heat dome expanded into california. we have live pictures from earth cam, from dallas, one of the major cities hoping to keep everyone safe through this heat. the temperatures there are expected to rise to 102 degrees. the national weather service has issued excessive heat warnings across arizona, too. dallas, the temperatures ra...

110 degrees. phoenix looking to tie its record of 116 degrees over the weekend. californians are struggling to stay cool too. in death valley, if the desert region reaches its forecasted 140 degrees, it would be one of the top five hottest temperatures ever recorded on earth. in texas, the demand for electricity reached its highest point ever. >> very overwhelming and hot. >> reporter: while high temps smother some regions, heavy rains and flash floods are wreaking havoc elsewhere. vermont is re...

Angie, break down what we could see today and the weekend. >> i wish i had some news of relief in sight for folks in southwest. were dealing with really warm temperatures that have prompted these heat alerts, new orleans, dallas, phoenix, las vegas, and stretching into parts of the pacific northwest. portland, medford included in these alerts that we will see last through the extended periods. lets talk about the temperatures, we of course when we talk southeast are dealing with humidity. those ...

Like this, very summer-like in those same areas through the extended period, through saturday, sunday and into early next week. now we move to the southwest where these temperatures are just ridiculous, phoenix heads friday 116 this afternoon, saturday even warmer, 117 and it stays that way for sunday afternoon as well. tucson, 110 about for saturday and sunday plans. palm springs will get to 121 on saturday and sunday, and las vegas will head to 117. these temperatures unfortunately, lindsey, t...

Worse in a few spots. so were going to challenge some all-time records. the 117 in vegas, weve done that twice, 2013, 2021. the record street for 110-degree days in phoenix is 18. we just hit 14. lets look at the forecast in vegas. this has gone up a little bit. were predicting to tie the record on sunday. look how brutal this step is, the warmest three days ever in las vegas, by the way, saturday, sunday and monday. how about phoenix? are we going to get relief there? not really. saturday 117, ...

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...

A while unfortunately. its no end in sight. it looks like the heat wave will peak in the southwest sunday, monday, then it will move toward the middle of the country, the middle of next week. so if its hot where you are now, likely its going to stay that way. we have 80 million people in heat alertsor warnings, one out of every four americans. thats a lot of people. whos the hottest now? lucky you, dallas -- phoenix just bassed you, dallas, 102, phoenix is 105. phoenix, by the way, if you hit 11...

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...

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