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Elevations of arizona well be pushing 100 degree around flagstaff. its around 7,000 feet elevation. this is the colorado river valley. its extremely hot, 125. death valley 126. phoenix 115. death valley getting to 118. vegas 117. then move forward toward death valley sunday. still warm across this area. got to check in on your neighbors and the elderly. its a dangerous weekend ahead. >> a good heads up for us, rick, thank you. the irs in trouble. one outlet saying it was all an illusion. let man...

Highest temperature ever there 122. goes back to 1990. i lived there at that time. incredibly hot. you say well you are warm in the desert this time of year. he yes, but not this warm. this is incredibly warm for this area. excessive heat warnings for much of nevada, in towards california and southern parts of arizona into the deserts. even into the higher elevations as you said. flagstaff a place that normally doesnt get out oof the 80s, we are going to be pushing 100 degrees that said 7,000 fe...

At an air show in utah in june of 2008, and one person eager to see it, and videotape it, is tina tyler, an american gyrocopter pilot. >> i packed up my gyro and headed to utah with my camera in hand. >> for dennis, theres a setback at the beginning of the event. the helicopter is unfamiliar and its heavier than hes used to. >> i normally fly with ten gallons on board, which weighs 80 pounds, 72, in fact, and i had 30 on board, three times the weight. >> as dennis takes off, hes aware of another...

Probably towards chicago by tomorrow and then that storm emerges out of this area in the plains and moves in towards parts of the southeast and the mid atlantic. so were going to see some rain, that blue line there you see is the 32 degree line. he so, its the north of that or to the west of it is going to be freezing temperatures. this storm is probably going to be elevation related so if youre up above say 500 feet up to 1,000 feet elevation, a lot more snow and coastal areas and probably not ...

>> in utah, its about 5,000 feet elevation and it was a warm day that day. >> this creates a condition called high density altitude, which actually means hotter, thinner air, giving the pilot less lift and less power. >> i had to take certain steps, make certain changes to my routine. >> dennis calculates the changes hell make and at first, everything goes smoothly. >> the standard routine commences with pirouette, on the left front skids, rotate the helicopter. >> i got the camera out to take f...

Areas area s do we have around this city? we have major cities below ten feet elevation that are susceptible, houston, miami, those are some of the bigger ones south that are used to storms like this. then up the eastern seaboard, everyone threw new york city on that list. nothing happened since 1960 with donna. everybody said it will probably never happen. you look at new york citys climate. in just the last couple years, we had that freak huge snowstorm that shut the city down. i think eight o...

Feet elevation and it was a warm day that day. >> this creates a condition called high density altitude, which actually means hotter, thinner air, giving the pilot less lift and less power. >> i had to take certain steps, make certain changes to my routine. >> dennis calculates the changes hell make and at first, everything goes smoothly. >> the standard routine commences with pirouette, on the left front skids rotating the helicopter. >> i got the camera out to take footage of his performance. ...

>> both those factors spelled danger for a pilot. >> in utah, its about 5,000 feet elevation, and it was a warm day that day. >> this creates a condition called high density altitude, which actually means hotter, thinner air, giving the pilot less lift and less power. >> i had to take certain steps, make certain changes to my routine. >> dennis calculates the changes hell make, and at first everything goes smoothly. >> the standard routine commences with pirouette on the left front skids, rotati...

New england. maine, new hampshire, vermont, you did not have a pretty weekend. its cold enough this morning that it is snowing on june 4 atop mt. washington in new hampshire at 5,000 feet elevation. thats an indication of how chilly it is. only in the 50s today from boston to hartford. cool from philly to new york. afternoon showers and storms. and this morning, nasty storms around tulsa, ft. smith, and memphis. those are now headed down to northern mississippi. and birmingham, youll have a rain...

Of 2008, and one person eager to see it, and videotape it, is tina tyler, an american gyrocopter pilot. >> i packed up my gyro and headed out to utah with my camera in hand. >> for dennis, theres a setback at the beginning of the event. the helicopter is unfamiliar and its heavier than hes used to. >> i normally fly with ten gallons on board, which weighs 80 pounds, 72, in fact, in english gallons and i had 30 on board, three times the weight. >> as dennis takes off, hes aware of another element...