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Rich, thank you. over 90 million americans are under heat advisories at this hour. temperatures as high as 117° expected to bake las vegas today, looking at new records there. demand for energy surging as people are trying t stay cool in their homes and businesses. max gordon, he is still working it there live in las vegas. the sweltering heat, you are making your way through it. will the power grid, always a big question, will it be able to hold up with all that demand? >> yeah, we have been h...

Cool your body down. >> reporter: the heat and dry conditions make areas like this one vulnerable to fires, so crews here in santa clarita are prepared with bulldozers like this one, that create a dirt path and remove flammable brush to help keep a fire from spreading. norah? >> norah: danya bacchus, thank you very much. the extreme heat and risk of more severe flash flooding will stick around through the weekend. lets get some details now from meteorologist chris warren from our partners at the...

California soaring into the triple digits. >> feels like im in an oven, 350 heat, like all day. >> reporter: hot and dry conditions igniting a small brush fire near azusa. high temps have fire officials on high alert. >> we can have brushfires any day, just because it is so hot. >> reporter: the west is sweltering. palm springs could hit 120 degrees by this weekend. las vegas, 118. and phoenix, which has been over 110 for 2 go for weeks, he could reach 120. while in death valley, flocking for a ...

115 in palm springs. thats 8 degrees above what is typical for this time of the year. 109 in las vegas, thats today. look at tomorrow, not much of a difference. that heat dome is tacked in place. it is not budging and it wont budge. were looking at las vegas tomorrow, 111, 6 degrees above what is typical for this time of the year. 118 in phoenix and albuquerque at 104. thats 12 degrees above normal for this time of the year. heading to the southeast, we may not get to the 100 degree mark. notice...

Hit 118 that would be a new record high for las vegas. clark county, nevada has been opening up cooling shelters. those will be open through monday, safe places for folks to go officials advising people to stay inside if they can. lots of action on the las vegas strip. take a listen to what some folks are saying about the heat. >> struggling. not used to this type of weather in ireland are we. >> sweating. >> need to turn the heat off. >> very hot. it is too hot. is. >> get out in it early and s...

More air-conditioning, unable to afford resources that would allow that temperature inside of their homes to get even cooler. as you can imagine, two weeks of this and especially with no end in sight. even at night, those temperatures, those lows in the 90s. that is the low temperature at nightfall, so theres really no relief for phoenix residents. and if you can believe it, the terrifying thing here is that its expected to get even hotter this weekend, by several degrees, upwards of 118 degrees...

Chance of getting towards the record and breaking it. thats how long the heat wave is going to last. phoenix, 112, 112, 112, into monday, typically the third or fourth week of july is the peak of the heating season in the summer, thats usually when we hit our average highest temperatures. when its above average at the hottest time of year, thats when you get dangerous and all time record highs. thats going to be west texas through the phoenix area. as far as rainfall goes, cooler weather from th...

Would have been better. mitchell marsh took full advantage, having been dropped on 12. he belted 118, transformed the mood. now australias captain had heard the boos through most of the day. he can respond with the ball. yes, two wickets for pat cummins and even one for that man, mitchell marsh, making his impact on the series. england are three down, 195 behind. well, the perfect yorkshire and england script for today reads jonny bairstow making a 50 or a 100 — the more the merrier. bairstow ...

He belted 118, transformed the mood. now australias captain had heard the boos through most of the day. he can respond with the ball. yes, two wickets for pat cummins and even one for that man, mitchell marsh, making his impact on the series. england are three down, 195 behind. well, the perfect yorkshire and england script for today reads jonny bairstow making a 50 or a 100 — the more the merrier. bairstow resumes one not out. just to be certain, definitely not out. joe wilson, bbc news, head...

He had no chance. butjonny bairstow�*s wicket—keeper had an up—and—down day. there held on to get rid of steve smith. in his 100th test match, he scored just 22. ajoe root who had taken a catch earlier dropped mitchell marsh on 12, and that was significant. before long, marsh was motoring. it is important australian supporters felt comfortable to express themselves, however they wanted to. got it. marsh was only playing due to injury in the australian ranks, no one hits the ball harder. ...