now lawmakers are trying to change that. it s our 10:30 talker. we start this hour with the weather. we are all hoping for a break from this oppressive heat. well, sorry, not today. i hate to see all that red on these maps we re about to show you, but those are the heat warnings. and as you can see, it is going to be pretty bad today. the record triple-digit temperatures are being blamed for at least five deaths. and don t forget about the 350,000 people still without power after storms tore through the atlantic states last week. it has been a week with no power and no air conditioning, but in many of those places, cooling centers have opened up to help try to cool people down. now to afghanistan and a commitment from the united states. secretary of state hillary clinton spelled out the partnership that will take the two countries beyond the planned troop withdrawal in 2014. afghanistan is now designated a major non-nato ally. that means the u.s. will keep up defense, s
an unannounced visit to afghanistan and announcement on troop withdrawal. two great whites threaten the coast of cape cod. now the hunt is on to find them before they claim a human life. good morning, everyone. i m randi kaye. it is 8:00 on the east coast. 5:00 a.m. out west. thanks for waking up with us. we start this morning with the economy and new jobs report. it wasn t quite what experts had hoped. just 80,000 jobs added in june. that fell below expectations and caused a ripple through the stock market. the dow down 124 points at the close. there was some good news. additions in manufacturing jobs was a highlight for the white house. 14,000 jobs were added in that sector. so how is this all playing on the campaign trail? we ll get into that at the bottom of the hour. there are a number of weather warnings across the country today. it s because it s going to be a scorcher for many of you. take a look at the map with me. if you live in these areas, and i m sure you pro
and this new threat facing the assistance. for example, the ceo of walmart flood-ravaged state of texas. here s a quote. get out now. that is the stark warning to is providing additional water folks just south of houston as supplies, towels, blankets, for the river levees breached a short time ago and as harvey is now circling back over land, one of the shelters that we are officials say river water is opening today. just pounding down, tributaries we ve heard from some other and creeks and that they are, quote, at the end of the line. folks trying to volunteer in the dire predictions of up to area shelters and concerns about 50 inches of rain quickly becoming a reality. last rainfall estimates, a the red cross doesn t know that there are, in some cases, not staggering 49 inches of water in some areas. that is more rain than houston sufficient supplies, that sees in an entire year. there s a lack of communication about what is needed. just extraordinary rescue scenes have been playin