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Unreal. >> reporter: con-ed handing out dry ice and water to residents today. this, as high winds are likely to blame for this crane collapse in new brunswick, new jersey. >> the entire wrecking ball went through the home and landed right back on the first floor. >> reporter: luckily, no one was hurt. in michigan, utility crews racing to restore power there, too. at one point, more than 800,000 homes and businesses were without power after severe storms moved through. and in florida, a lightning strike from a heat-fueled thunderstorm injured eight people on a beach near tampa sunday. david, co...

>> bret: mike emanuel live on the hill. thanks. mitch mcconnell will be shannon bream's guest tonight, 11:00 p.m. eastern time, "fox news @ night." don't miss that. up next, by presidential candidate joe biden is trying to tear down one of senator joe biden's biggest legislative accomplishments. we will explain. first, here's what some of our fox affiliates around the country are covering tonight. fox 5 train in new york, new york mayor and democratic presidential candidate bill de blasio says that it is time to think about other options after two major power failures in eight days. he says th...

Thoughts. >> they believe the press' twaets are outrageous. a brutal heat wave. overnight, 53,000 people were without. con ed said it took 33,000 customers off the grid deliberately. in detroit severe storms left damage and 290,000 customers without power. the high temps blamed for two deaths. heatstroke fell to mitch petras and an unidentified woman in maryland. let's bring in pedram javaheri. >> good morning, guys. finally getting a break in the forecast over the next couple of days. laguardia, atlantic city,

>> the bottom line here, every day there is less time. getting a deal locked in becomes more essential. if the debt ceiling is not raised, the government can default. a brutal heat wave straining power grids over the weekend. overnight up to 53,000 customers in new york city were without lights and air conditioning at one point. that number cut in half. con ed said it took 33,000 customers in brooklyn off the grid deliberately to protect vital equipment. in detroit, severe storms left 290,000 people without power and an unidentified woman hiking in brittain. >> good morning, guys. finally ...

300,000 people without power in the state of michigan. and late sunday, tens of thousands of customers in brooklyn, new york were without electricity, likely due to overheated equipment there. >> new york governor andrew cuomo addressed this second power outage in a week on twitter saying this. "we've been through this situation with con ed time and again and they should have been better prepared. period." our meteorologist pedram javaheri joins us with more. this is a real problem. >> it is. the heat we're experiencing in some areas we have not seen the warmth stay in place in recorded histor...