is of the essence. if you re experiencing any of those symptoms, seek medical help as soon as possible. hopefully this story helps somebody else. sam brock reporting for us there. so glad julie is doing well this morning. coming up next here, there are now urgent calls for action in ukraine to prevent a nuclear meltdown at europe s largest power plant. as we go to break, an update on that record heat wave out west as well, as more than 30,000 residents in the san francisco bay area yesterday lost power due to heat-related issues. temperatures in the region broke all-time highs in half a dozen cities. scientists say the heat wave is heightened by climate change. we ll be right back. be right ba. an amusement park is like whooping cough,
stay safe. right now more than 100 million americans are under extreme weather alerts. and 265 million are facing it is upwards of 90 degrees farenheit which is 32 in celsius. central plain citys in oklahoma and texas are getting the worst of it, they could see 115 degrees. and in many areas people are doing whatever they can to cool down. boston has already declared a heat emergency and in toronto, canada, swimming pool hours are being extended until almost midnight. those who can are cranking up the air conditioning and that is putting enormous strain on some of the power grids. texas set a new record for energy demand on tuesday and yet another is expected today. but further west in arizona, thousands of people lost power due to strong storms and the communities affected were dealing with temperatures of around 108 degrees farenheit. authorities there distributed ice and opened cooling stations, much of the relief to overheated
drainage ditch during the downpour. two adults went after him and were also pulled under. at yellowston national park, torrential rains pushed the river to nearly 14 feet, the highest ever recorded. major flooding even swept away homes. that is insane! reporter: washing out bridges and forcing evacuations. oh, my god. reporter: there s little relief out west where a wildfire forced evacuations near flagstaff, arizona, fueled by strong winds and dry grass. back here in chicago, officials are urging each other to check on themselves to check on their neighbors and go to cooling centers if needed. now, there are people here, like we mentioned, that don t have power, don t have a.c., and nationwide, roughly 600,000 people are out of power due to these storms. norah. o donnell: thanks to you and the crew for braving the heat tonight. thank you, adriana. the record-breaking heat wave will grow in the days ahead as it pushes east, impacting nearly
than 20 years in prison. she plans to appeal her husband s conviction. and despite whatever obstacles she faces, she is not backing down. this weekend s powerful winter storm on east coast has left behind bone chilling temperatures of record snowfall in some areas. a view from space showing extensive snow from north carolina all the way to maine. thousands without power due to strong winds from this bomb cyclone. the bitter cold stretches down to florida. where millions are under a freeze alert. meteorologist joins me now. it was quite a it was cold enough here in atlanta. thank you very much. it was plenty cold. and pretty impressive storm system. when you consider the height of it we had 5,000 flights cancelled. around the u.s.