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spread to half of the country. it s been linked to ground turkey. what you need to know about this recallo keep your family safe. i m ashe velshi. burning up another day of searing heat. it s already proving deadly on this american morning. good morning to you. are you awake yet? you will be. happy thursday. it s august 4th. this is american morning. there s a lot going on today. we should get right to it. i want to talk first about the heat. heat is on congress to finish their business as we ve been reporting. they ve left washington without resolving a dispute over funding the federal aviation administration. that s resulted in tens of thousands of american workers not getting a paycheck today. on last night s in the arena with tom foreman, one worker voiced his frustration. running ourselves into debt, selling assets. unlike our congressmen and senators who are on vacation. nice congressional junket. i m sitting here watching the grass grow. wat ....
it s awful. it s brutal, but drinking a lot of water and staying near these. i ve beenen buying lots of bottled water, stepping in from the heat, taking the subway to get some air conditioning, anywhere e where there s air conditioning. let s go to rehema. it s like stepping into an oven until you get on the actual train car there. it s madness. how are things feeling out there in central park? reporter: so far it s not so bad in central park, contessa, if you re moving. if you re standing in one place, then you re really feeling the heat. it s not just here in new york but it s all across the country. people are trying to figure out what can they do, how can they make themselves as comfortable as possible with these sizzling temperatures. across the country, the heat is on, and so is the search for ways to beat the punishing sun. it s been a little bit sweaty. ....
Seen more bombings today. contessa. andrea mitchell reporting. it is hot and sticky. the thermometer beginning to rise. humid temperatures to climb into the 90s. for more on the conditions, rehema ellis is in central park. i thought the water might not be a bad place to be today. reporter: that s true, it might not be. it s also a good thing that many of them are starting very early this morning before the humidity and the heat index rises because another heat advisory is in effect today for the new york city area. but as you mentioned, it s not just of the new york city area that s experienced this. we re not alone. many parts of the country are feeling it too. across the country, the heat is on, and so is the search for ways to beat the punishing sun. it s been a little bit sweaty. we had to stop and change clothes. we make sure we drink a lot of water and stay in the shade ....