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it can stretch over several states and last for days or even weeks at a time. the air is so hot it is like being inside an oven. that's exactly how folks in texas, mississippi, and louisiana are feeling right now. heat alerts are going beyond those states to include some 60 million americans. tens of thousands of folks are now without power. just being outside for a short time brutal. >> i'm sweating standing here. >> we used to walk everywhere. now we uber or drive because it's so hot and humid. >> lots of water, coolers packed all the way up. loaded with ice. everybody is watching ...

state showdown. >> we begin with the fox news alert and we are awaiting the white house briefing next hour where karine jean-pierre will be pressed for the president's massive $6.8 trillion tax and spend budget plan. a lot to unpack in america reports in the next two hours. i'm john roberts in washington and, s sandra, weather correspondent made it to washington. >> i'm sandra smith, glad to be with you, john. this massive new tax and spend plan as inflation remains stubbornly high and as a brand new jobs report is just released by the labor department. it did show payrolls rising by...

brand-new fox power rankings are out, republicans holding the advantage and retaking the house. the senate is still up in the air. hello, well come, -- welcome, i'm sandra smith in new york. >> mike: mike emanuel in washington. republicans are supposed to keep the advantage from the last power rankings but different side in the senate. toss-up races in arizona, georgia, nevada and pennsylvania will decide which party takes control. >> sandra: tight as ever, we approach the final weeks to election day, all of this as pocket book issues are likely to determine the outcome of many of th...

for the u.s. supreme court. there will be blockbuster opinions soon to be released along with tonight's showdown. we have a day on our hands. welcome to a new hour of "america's newsroom," i'm dana perino. >> sandra: i got a lot of sleep last night. >> dana: we'll need it. >> sandra: i'm sandra smith. one or more of today's rulings could be game changers for the showdown for tonight's debate that you can watch on fox. our special coverage begins at 8:00 p.m. eastern time. among the rulings we could get today are decisions on trump immunity, those fishing mandates and homelessness. >>...

new opinions coming down in about an hour. we could get major rulings on free speech or the second amendment abortion and we're awaiting a big one, whether or not former president donald trump is immune from criminal prosecution. court starts at 10:00 a.m. eastern. we'll get rulings today. we don't know which ones will come our way. bring it to you live as it getsing here. first brazen and brutal. an illegal immigrant was arrested on rape charges of a 13-year-old girl. we'll talk to a hero who took him down and held him for police. a big return to our friend and colleague hall mate, ...