balls. this is what is now washing within this lake. this is significant for a number of reasons, primarily because this is the farthest inland and north we have seen now this oil reach. of course, the big question, how does this affect the people specifically here of louisiana and close the new orleans. they ve shut down a third of lake pontchartrain to fishing. when you took to people who work at this marina, one bait boy is pretty much worried he s kissing his summer job good-bye. we can t get live bait in. reporter: because they ve shut down the commercial fishing? yeah, from the highway over all the way back to lake borne and biloxi through hopedale and out through the gulf, pretty much. all that s shut down. reporter: this is jeff cochran who told me he s been fishing in this beautiful lake for 35 years. while it is slightly alarming to see this popping up where he s spent his boyhood fishing, he
some of the fisherman but as a result of this stuff, one-third of the lake is now shut down to fishing so he is worrying about his own job. knew there are tar balls in the lake, how may that affect your job somewhere. can t get live bait in. so that s pretty much where we make our money from is live bait. reporter: because they shut down the commercial fishing? from the highway and bridge back to lake born and back through hopedale and out into the gulf pretty much is all shut down. reporter: but then there are also people, tony, who aren t necessarily as alarmed. jarrett s father said, yes, this is a huge deal, but at the same time, look, oil is big business down here along the gulf coast. here is jeff cochran. yeah, they re around. hopefully they ll eventually degrade over time. they don t seem to be that bad.
do some kind of work, go be outside, go work on something hot, like asphalt or on concrete. and not be in the shade in the over grass in the tree and it won t feel like 99 anymore. we have a lot shot from baltimore. you can look down and you can just see the steam and the haze in the air. the humidity is there. not such very good air to breathe in the air, too. so it would be a nice day to maybe stay inside or find a mall, for some free air conditioning if you don t have any in your house. we re actually worried about now losing some power. 400 people s homes reported without power in philadelphia for a while. some brownouts happening. if you don t have a surge protector on your tv now would be a good time to pull it out. i ve never turn anybody to turn off the tv before, because i work on tv and it s not good for ratings. but with these brownouts and loss of power if you don t have a surge protector on your tv set, it may not be a good time to run all your appliances, the
lohan in court this afternoon. a judge could send her to jail for violating her probation. the american teenager and the jobs gap. good morning, everyone, i m tony harris. those stories and your comments right here, right now in the cnn newsroom. we are talking about a dangerous heat wave blanketing the middle east to the north atlantic from boston to the nation s capital. the worst is expected today. there will be triple digit record-breaking temperatures. the heat is especially tough for those working outside. it s tough. very hot, very hot. i have one more stop then i go home, take a how isser and relax. you have to. it is the dog days the summer and even the dogs are trying to stay cool. nicole collins and jim acosta look at what people are doing to stay safe and cool off. reporter: from this creek in northern california to the national mall in washington, d.c. to the beaches of the jersey shore, the city pools in new york, and pleasure bay in boston, the goal