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good morning and welcome to "early start." i'm ali velshi. zoraida is off today. >> i like these hours. >> i'm eating a hot dog this morning. >> i love that about you, ali velshi. i'm ashleigh banfield. it is 5:01. it's 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 people have now died since thursday when deadly storms slammed the east, slammed the midwest. and about 1.2 million people are still waiting to get their power back, to get a fan on, to get the ac back. this is right across the country. here are the states without power today. power companies are repairing damaged transmitters as fast as they can, but customers still could be waiting until the weekend. still until the weekend until they can get that electricity back. and all of this, while those unbearable temperatures just keep are seeing the country. now 14 countries are under a heat advisory for today. brian todd is in charleston, west virginia, where the temperature is expected to be about 95 today. lack of power, this awful heat wave. and now west virginians are struggling with what i think a lot of people in this country would not have realized, brian, they are having trouble with food and water. >> reporter: that's right, ashleigh. talk about the ripple of crises from these storms on friday. the power outages create problems down the line, and now we have a food crisis in west virginia. we talked to the governor's office not too long ago, they have too main food pantries that basically give non-perishable food items to people in times of crisis, but the food pantries are empty and they are starting a food drive here in west virginia. water is also a problem in many area where is the water pumps are not being powered properly. the water pressure is very, very low. sometimes water is out completely. so national guard troops are moving around trying to make sure people have enough water and steering them where they can get it. that's a huge problem this morning. i spoke with john manchester, the mayor of nearby louseburg, west virginia. it's a small town in greenbreyer county. the mayor talked about not only trying to get food but distributing it. >> we have all our city staff working on it, we have national guard, fire department, volunteers, a lot of people are pitching in, but it's a big county. and within the city it's one level, but you have people way spread out county to county. >> reporter: so a food drive is starting in west virginia this morning. and those logistical challenges of getting it to people in far areas. in the meantime, power crews are dealing with situations like this where in charleston, look at this oak tree that came down on top of this power line here. this is what officials here are going through. power companies are trying to deal with this. look, this oak tree basically snapped in half in the storm and came down right on this power line. of course, you have the cascading effect. it takes down the power line, disables the pole up here and there's a domino effect where this pole disables others down the line and it's a real mess. power officials say in places like this, these down trees are really the obstacle, the number one obstacle they are facing. they have to deal with the downed trees. removed this is going to take hours and then you deal with getting the circuits back up. >> of course the water plants in this state also need power to run, so that's a shortage. they are telling everyone to boil their water. so at this point i can only assume there's a heap of criticism being leveled at the power companies for perhaps not being quick enough. has there been a response about this? >> reporter: yeah, we have been talking to power company officials in multiple states the past four days. the same refrain all over the place, they are just not moving fast enough. they are saying, look, in places like this, when you are dealing with this line behind me, they have to basically rebuild entire pieces of infrastructure in five to seven days that took decades to build. so they are asking for people to be patient and are moving as fast they can working around the clock. a lot of the crews are working 16-hour days. they are just saying, look, but a little patient with us here, but they are moving as quickly as they can. you can see what they are up against here, just the physical nature having to remove things like this. this scene is repeating over and over in the states. >> brian, stay with us. things are changing by the hour. brian todd reporting live in west virginia. and also this morning we are asking leaders from right across the region, how are you going to fix this thing? when is the power coming back for people? first, the mayor of lewisburg, john manchester, is going to join us at 6:30 eastern time. more on the heat wave and when we expect relief. alexandra is in for rob marciano, what a horrible situation. folks are without power and a couple of hot days forecasted for these states. places like minneapolis, the heat index or what it will feel like, 112 degrees there. one thing you'll notice waking up on the east coast to go out to get your paper, there's more moisture in the area. the dew point is higher than it's been, so temperatures for some along the eastern seaboard may not be as hot, but the uncomfortable value will be higher than it's been. i want to show you we are seeing a few rain showers moving through boston and new york. later this afternoon for washington, d.c. today is the fourth of july, so will the fireworks will a go or no? there are about seven state that is are not going to be seeing fireworks because of wildfire concerns, including missouri and illinois in selected spots. boston, new york city, 86 degrees. some isolated showers throughout the afternoon, but kind of the off chance to see one during fireworks time. 86 in atlanta at 9:00. memphis, 92. new orleans, scattered rain showers. the upper midwest, minneapolis, steamy at 93. chicago, k.c. and the pacific northwest, beautiful firework condition there is as well. but we'll talk about the heat and who will set records today. once again an area of the country will be well above average. >> very well. i'm headed to new hampshire later on. can you give me a little bit of a forecast? >> new hampshire is the best place to be. >> not hot, not rainy, it will be fantastic. alexandra, we'll catch up with you later. thank you so much. seven minutes past 5:00 on the east coast and security is set to be tight at fourth of july events in washington, d.c. and new york later on today. even the law enforcement officials said they don't have any evidence that terrorists are plotting any kind of particular attack, but according to the police, one of the primary concerns on this independence day is the ever-present possibility of an attack by a lone wolf. new incredible heartbreaking video of an entire neighborhood going up in flames in colorado springs. sparks and flames jumping from one roof to the next. firefighters forced to make tough decisions about which homes to save and which ones to let burn with high winds keeping them on their toes. the waldo canyon fire is now 70% contained but has destroyed more than 350 homes and the damage estimates are topping $110 million. this morning researchers in geneva, switzerland, say they believe they have found the god particle. you have probably heard that nickname given the subtom call particle to give every other particle its mass. this was derived 50 years ago as the missing link in the standard moz model of physics. scientists have been smashing protons together to gather their evidence. yeah, okay. you better be really awake to have understood that last story. it is tricky, i get it. physics is not everyone's strong suit, but don't worry about it. the guy who makes sense of all things science, bill nye the science guy, is going to join us on "early start" at 6:00 a.m. to talk with ali to explain why this is a big ole deal. >> it really is kind of interesting. and he'll make it very accessible. >> and you'll have to work this one. it's tricky. >> i'm into it, but it is definitely hard to explain. please don't go anywhere. we will make this make sense to you. that's why i got invited in. i have seen a movie like this, officials in one area of cape cod known for its seals have banned swimming on july fourth. not because seals are a problem, but because of great white sharks. two sharks were spotted last week north of chattam, massachusetts. one was 16 feet long and 2,000 pounds. it was hunting seals just 50 yards offshore. they like to keep them hunting seals and not people. >> that is not fair on a holiday weekend, telling the kids no swimming. especially with the heat. can you imagine? >> yeah. but that shark, that picture will do it for me. >> i don't need much more than that. i just need to hear the music. that's all i need. london leaving nothing to chance when it comes to olympic security. and guess what that means? there are missile launchers on the top of these, and some are little old apartment buildings where londoners are living. and some are not so happy about it. we'll explain the pros and cons on how they feel in a moment. ou? sure. your hair -- amazing. thanks to head and shoulders for men. four shampoos that give men game-winning scalp protection, great looking hair... and confidence [ male announcer ] up to 100% flake free with head & shoulders for men. in your car. now count the number of buttons on your tablet. isn't it time the automobile advanced? introducing cue in the all-new cadillac xts. the simplicity of a tablet has come to your car. ♪ the all-new cadillac xts has arrived. and it's bringing the future forward. these are sandra's "homemade" yummy, scrumptious bars. hmm? 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this morning, we knew this was happening, it's happened at olympics in the past, and we knew there would be high-speed missile launchers, we know where they will be and the people are not interested in having them atop their buildings? >> reporter: and the government will fight the action in court if necessary. and the ministry defense says they are confident nay they will win their case, so they pr are pushing ahead. it surprised residents two months ago when they found out about the missile launching systems. they got through the door to find out that the missile defense systems would be put in place. some of the apartment building complexes a justified areas so people there didn't know they would be hosting missile defense systems. these have a range of about three to three-and-a-half miles. from the government's perspective, it is unfortunate, but they are not going to back down and keep the systems up there. >> pretty ominous looking on our screen. nick, british officials are on alert for olympic terror threat, are there any credible threats they have come across or are being they really safe? >> reporter: they are bale being really safe. they know al qaeda would love to attack the olympics. and you have the irish terrorists getting more sophisticated with the weapons systems they are using. and in the past few weeks the government has round up twoer the terror suspects close to where the olympics are. two spanish terrorists have been rounded up on the other side of london. you have in the past 18 months, 50 to 80 full terror convicts released from jail. and the police are going to extraordinary measures right now to make sure some of those are still not on the streets. some of them still believe to carry a security threat. we are aware in some cases some are even being taken back into prison while the olympics are on. and there are other schemes to get them off the streets of london. so there's a multitude of defense systems here, military but as well as on the intelligence side. >> nick, thank you very much. we'll continue to cover this. nick roberts in london. 16 minutes past 5:00 on the east coast. a good time to get you up-to-date on the top stories of the day and really the top story is sweating it out on july fourth. more than a million people are waking up without air-conditioning this morning. and these are the temperatures we really need it most. those temps are expected to be in the mid to high 90s and higher. stifling humidity all the way from st. louis to philadelphia. at least 20 people have died since thursday. that's when the deadly storms ripped through the east and the midwest. well, it is home alone times 19 in kentucky. sheriff's deputies in warren county found 19 kids living alone for a week in hot, filthy conditions. the holdest child was 14 years old. the youngest, just 8 months old. the sheriff has been waiting to speak with the children's parents. the actor best known as the sheriff of mayberry was laid to rest at his home in north carolina less than five hours after he died. andy griffith was 86 years old when he passed away at his home yesterday morning. he was lowered into his grave at his coastal island home at the request of his family. >> we'll miss him. >> will we ever. a former marine with more than 20 years of service faces ten years in prison for having an ak-47 machine gun that may have belonged to one of saddam hussein's guard. he smuggled the rocket back from iraq after a four-month tour in 2005. he was discharged back in december. some incredible video of a high-flying dog rescue. look at the picture. that's a 2-year-old pitbull mix, daisy. she was spotted on a cliff in a quarry in oregon. look at this. i can't believe how she got there, but it was 200 feet to the ground. so the firefighters thought they would lower a cage down and hope daisy would just walk in. no, daisy has no part of that. so one firefighter repelled down the ledge plucking daisy off the cliff. she was reunited with her owners but nobody has any idea how on earth that puppy dog got onto that ledge and survived it if she fell. that's a heck of a long way. >> she looks happy now. it is 19 minutes after the hour. i have to look in the right place. >> it is a.m., not p.m. >> the whole thing is confusing to me. 19 minutes after the hour. we are getting an early read on national news making national headlines. we have papers from los angeles, hartford, connecticut, and from the los angeles times, the district attorney is deciding john bryson will not face charges for two automobile collisions in succession last month. bryson has been on medical leave after the two accidents. his office claims they were caused by seizures. and from the "hartford courier" in connecticut, a gay student at the connecticut university has been caught doing something naughty. she claims she was being harassed because of her sexual orientation. turns out she was making the whole thing up instead. police began investigating complaints by 19-year-old alexander pennell back in march when she said someone was writing anti-gay slurs on her door, threats, in fact. then she said someone was leaving homophobic messages in her dorm room. they set up surveillance and put notes under her door. it was her doing it herself. she was just trying to get the attention of her roommate. >> that's a complicated way of going about things. >> that is, indeed. kind of illegal, too. >> yeah. from "the news observer" in north carolina where fracing has been legalized. a democrat thought to cast the deciding vote to override the governor's bill calling for accelerated natural gas exploration. that's what fracing is. but she pushed the wrong button hitting the green aye button instead of the red button. the system doesn't let you revote and republicans are blocking her efforts to reverse her mistake. that seems to be democracy a little broken. if she accidentally pushed the wrong button, she should be able to change that. >> that's just crazy. >> democracy is a little broken. >> she can push whatever button she wants to. for an expanded look at the top stories, head to our blog at cnn.com/earlystart. wave lot of stuff there for you. check it out. we'll get them next year. that's more than a rallying cry for a lot of teams. that's how the americans feel about the economy. we'll explain coming up. beached whale! lawn clippings! a mattress. a sausage link. mermaid. honey!? driftwood. come on, you gotta help us out here a little. 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