vote. first the stifling heat wave that s creating dangerous conditions in the midwest, south and northeast. take a look at the predicted highs for today. 103 where i m sitting in atlanta. 20 states are under heat warnings or advisories right now. the sizzling temperatures aren t just uncomfortable, they can be life threatening, especially people who don t have air conditioning. that s the unfortunate reality in a lot of northeast right now after storms knocked out power to millions of homes. athena jones joins us from a cooling center in burke, virginia. give me a sense of what officials are saying about when power s going to be fully restored there. reporter: good afternoon, poppy. of course this power is just the top of enone s mine. in maryland power company officials say it is going to take up to a week for full restoration of power because of the extensibilive damage. there was a conference call here with utility companies that said in virginia it could take until s