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Discovered yesterday that it failed to do followup safety checks so 96 planes just like the one you're looking at right there had to be pulled out for inspections. they only take an hour and a half per plane. they're trying to get most back in service today. we often talk about getting cancer screenings on a regular basis. it seems obvious you should do it as regularly as possible. but a new study says when it comes to prostate cancer specifically less may be more. senior medical correspondent elizabeth cohen joins us now with the details. counterintuitive. >> totally. when it comes to prostat...

Of the country. the temperatures are rising. >> reporter: the horrible heat. highs will be around 100 in new york city. if you are working off the heat index that considers the temperature and humidity, it will feel like 104. yesterday records broke. 104 in the big apple. 108 in new arks, new jersey. >> just trying to stay cool. i usually don't come outside much, but i had to, so i stay inside usually. >> reporter: and in the nation's capital, the heat index topped 112. something that hasn't happened there in more than a decade. >> it's too much. it's been too hot, you know, so what are you go...

Poor air quality warnings. the national weather service is warning that temperatures will keep the mercury skyrocketing well into the 90s, even triple digits in several states, including parts of indiana, new jersey, and new york. let's go live now to atlanta and nbc's tom trong who has this report. tom, good morning. >> reporter: the horrible heat. >> very hot. we've been up aught all night. >> reporter: in new york city highs will be around 100, but if are you working off the heat index, which combines the air temperature and relative humidity, it will feel like 104. yesterday records broke....