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Assets are prepositioned for an effective response in the aftermath of the storm. but keep in mind, that for folks who are not following instructions, if you are not evacuating when youve been asked to evacuate, youre putting first responders at danger. were going to have to have search and rescue teams in and around multiple states all at the same time and although theyve got coast guard and the department of defense all positioned, if the publics not following instructions that makes it more d...

The 29th left00 of house thoses of people in the northeast without electricity, jamie. jamie: we hope that would be it. looks like it may not be over yet. >> reporter: this afternoon severe storms may cause additional problems as crews try to get power back on. the fox news weather team say the best chance of hail, lightning winds, eastern illinois through the ohio valley through the appalachians. heat warnings and advisory remain from dakotas to oklahoma tennessee and along the ohio river. jami...

infects in cambodia. and its a special day for us and for ringo starr. the beatles legend joins us this hour on his birthday to celebrate, of course, with us, and to talk about his new album and the motivation behind his continued success. slow and steady is proving to be a losing combination for hundreds of thousands of people across the mid-atlantic and northeast who have been without power now for a full week. and it will be getting even hotter in many cities today. the record-b...

And were going to begin this morning with that holiday heat. in seven states and the district of columbia, more than 1 million families are waking up to a fifth day without any power and air conditioning on this independence day. fireworks displays are being cancelled to let police and fire crews continue relief efforts in a region where the weather will only get hotter through the holiday. nbcs steve handelsman has more. >> reporter: its miserable on margaret drive. in tacoma park, maryland. a ...

good morning and welcome to "early start." im ali velshi. zoraida is off today. >> i like these hours. >> im eating a hot dog this morning. >> i love that about you, ali velshi. im ashleigh banfield. it is 5:01. its the holiday but this fourth of july is less about celebration and more about patience for many americans. and in some cases, even survival. because for six days now there have been many of your fellow countrymen with no power in this extraordinary heat wave. at least 20 peo...

fireworks to start you off on wednesday morning, its lee greenwood, god bless the usa, happy fourth of july to all of you. traditionally today i know and hopefully for many of you, will be filled with barbecues and fireworks. but unfortunately for a lot of people, that is not going to be the case. our "starting point" here this independence day, less about celebration and a lot more about patience, about 1.1 million people all across the country, they are waiting, waiting for the elect...

boot camp for suri? overnight reports that katie holmes didnt want her 6-year-old daughter in an intense religious training program. so was scientology to blame for her split with tom cruise? "newsroom" begins right now. and good morning to you. im carol costello. thank you so much for being with us today. we begin this hour with the western wildfires, growing in size and claiming more lives. so far, 1.9 million acres have burned. thats equivalent to an incredible 3,000 square miles....

What do you think? >> well, i think that in the middle of a recession, the idea of downsizing the postal service by 200,000 decent-paying jobs makes no sense at all. so, again, we did not go as far as i would have liked, but we did save tens and tens of thousands of jobs. i think the american people understand that and i think the pressure is now going to be on the house to follow what we did and produce something meaningful. >> and i think, this would be a good platform for the democrats to run...

Meaningful. >> and i think, this would be a good platform for the democrats to run on, senator. and that is, we hear the republicans say that if they get in and get the majority, theyre going to repeal obama care, is what they call it. how about the democrats coming out and saying, if we get the power back, legislatively, were going to turn this post office issue around, because this is good for small business and it should have never gone down this road in the first place. >> this is absolutely...

Cant lose. you stand with workers, you will win. what do you think? >> well, i think that in the middle of a recession, the idea of downsizing the postal service by 200,000 decent-paying jobs makes no sense at all. so, again, we did not go as far as i would have liked, but we did save tens and tens of thousands of jobs. i think the american people understand that and i think the pressure is now going to be on the house to follow what we did and produce something meaningful. >> and i think, this ...