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Daily record at 116 degrees. meanwhile, the northeast is cleaning up after severe and deadly flash flooding. you can see some of it right there. at least five people are dead and two children are missing in the suburbs of philadelphia after they were swept away by floodwaters. let s get started with that extreme heat. rafael romo is live in las vegas. raphael, how hot is it expected to get there today. reporter: it s been amazing, it was already 90 degrees here in las vegas an hour ago. about 93 right now. and we re expecting another scorcher today. just to give you an idea of how hot it s been, the thermometer hit 115 degrees yesterday, just 1 degree shy of the record of july 16th. and just 2 degrees away from the all-time record of 117 degrees. and this is dangerous not only for obvious reasons, but also because surface temperatures can be extremely hot and cause burns. the local office of the national weather service here in las vegas made some measurements and ....
Fred. yeah, raphael, i like what your friends are doing. they re power walking right into that mall behind you. that s a good one. i ll join them. thank you so much. mike, you re in southern california, where folks are going to be having a little fun trying to stay cool at a water park, and finally the crowds have appeared behind you. how is it feeling now? reporter: well, they are power walking into the park here in southern california. there s a feeling of joy in the air, it s going to be 106 for our high in valencia, california. and people are just so glad that hurricane harbor is open after a rainy, wet, cold winter, january, february, march, that we went through. if we look over here, over my left-hand shoulder, past the mushroom fountains, past these rocks, six flags opens with a plan of two first aid stations ....