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Afternoon but look at cincinnati. 94. that's the air temperature. you factor in the moisture in the atmosphere. our bodies really don't respond well with temperatures over 95. you factor in the dew points. that's oppressive air, jo, in the 70s. you got to be safe. stay hiydrated. get to these shelters where you can get help. >> drink more water. that's the takeaway. kathy park is live in new york city. kathy, we're hearing the city cancelled some big events because of this heat, right? >> reporter: jo, good morning. that's right. the mayor made that decision yesterday. in fact cancelling the...

Nation. the problem is the heat index. the air temperatures are really going to however in the 90s this afternoon but when you factor in the dew points that's the moisture in the atmosphere, right now this morning st. louis at 84 degrees. so this is overnight for most folks. that's going to steadily increase throughout the afternoon. you can see this expanding here heat warnings, heat advisories for 190 million, over 40 states involved with this. looking at daytime highs, yes, records will be broken this afternoon from washington, d.c. all the way into philly. look at this heat index for new y...

Nonstarter. >> let's get a check on the weather with janessa webb. >> we are seeing 85% of the country dealing with this excessive heat. it is just getting started. it started in the plains and continued in the east. we said yesterday, we are under a heat watch that has expanded into a warning here for at least the next 36 hours. talking temperatures. your air temperatures will however in the mid-90s. omaha over 100 degrees. but when you factor in the dew points, that is the moisture in the atmosphere. you get a heat index from lec lexington to washington. the feel-like temperature on your ski...

It is a bermuda high that is allowing that warmer air to surge in pretty strong. it is not going to be broken down. you are not going to hear about overnight lows. these are the dew points. the moisture in the atmosphere. sfl st. louis in the 70s allowing a heat index in the mid-90s. 31 states, 168 million. if you need relief here, it is going to come. would you rather the bubble warm heat or sub zero temperatures? >> that's a tough one. right now, sub zero. but if you ask me that -- >> i will always take the heat. >> i'll go with the snow. i take the opposite of whatever is going on. still ...

A fixed income. it's really hot and you'll need the ac. this is the current heat index. here's the bulls eye across the country. today it's creeped up across the eastern seaboard. 103 in new york city. 102 in raleigh. we have storms across the ohio valley and the northeast. this will knock temperatures down after the storms and knocks the humidity down for tomorrow. so a break for the northeast tomorrow. it's going to be short-lived. all of this heat across the center part of the country and expands to the east by the time we get to friday. this is actual air temperatures today. the central pa...