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Scores of cooling centers like this one. with people snapping up air conditioners of their own at holiday sales and businesses opening back up after a long weekend, a local power company, con-ed, is working to make sure that it is ready. >> it doesn't pay to worry. we get prepared. we are prepared. we prepared as much as we possibly can. >> reporter: some 17,000 customers injers jer got a taste of what could happen if the grid fails. spending four hours monday without power. >> very uncomfortable and just trying to -- we hope the food doesn't spoil. >> reporter: with the weekend serving as jus...

During a 2006 heat wave, 46 people died of heat stroke in the city. most of them were older new yorkers who had known risk factor. lack of air conditioning also contributed to a number of deaths. so today the city will again open scores of cooling centers like this one. and with people snapping up air conditioners of their own at holiday sales and businesses opening back up after a long weekend, local power company, coned, is making sure it is ready. >> it doesn't pay to be worried. get prepared. we prepared as much as we can. >> reporter: 17,000 customers in new jersey got a taste of what cou...

Weekend, the local power company, con ed is working to make sure it is ready. >> we are prepared. we have prepared as much as we possibly can. >> some 17,000 customers in new jersey got a taste of what could happen if the grid failed, spending four hours monday without power. >> very uncomfortable. we hope that the food doesn't spoil. >> reporter: with the weekend serving as a warmup and temperatures expected to head to triple digits, it's a good time to remember the old adage. >> it is the humidity that really gets everybody. you really have to be careful. now are the national weather servi...

The queen just wrapped up a nine day trip to canada. canned paid for the trip. she'll visit ground zero and meet with victims -- family victims. in addition, we can tell you she's having all kind of money woes, cutting her budget by millions a year. the queen is scaling back and canada paid for the trip. a weather alert. dangerously hot on the east coast, scorching heat and humidity. not so much here in new york city. 30%. texas to michigan and maine. con ed's workers are pulling 24 hours. in philadelphia the death of a 92-year-old woman is blamed on the weather. janice dean, the weather mac...

Emergency crews and bomb squad examining what local media is calling a suspicious vehicle, olds. mobile, we understand with two gas canisters in the back and american flag, in irving place, manhattan, staeeps away from unn square, not far from new york university. take a look at the scene. we believe the vehicle is outside the con-ed building, con-ed, local power company. can't see much in the images. the building at 4 irving place, evacuated. as have other buildings nearby. cnn producer on the scene. julian, what are you seeing? >> we are on 14th and 3rd avenue. i can see traffic moving on un...