at 6:01 a.m., already 86 degrees. yesterday, john, it was the hottest july 6th ever. 103 degrees here in central park but some good news, relief is on the way. those on the east coast didn't need to see triple digit temperatures to know how hot it was. they felt it. >> i'm melting. >> this is very hot. we're not used to this. >> so hot in new jersey a state of emergency is declared. while in new york city, concern customers will crank up the air in their homes and strain the system. >> i do expect for isolated outages. >> reporter: for those living without air conditioning -- >> i don't know what i would do without an air conditioner. >> reporter: alfred lives without it in a walkup six floor apartment. we have heat and we have to walk