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Bit, but with humidity in place we will deal with showers and thunderstorms. i'm not too concerned with flooding like we had for the last two weeks, but the numbers get very warm in the west. we go very hot. of course, you have the firefighters trying to fight the blazes, and if any new blazes form, they'll spread rapidly. 102 in boise. up to 97 in portland, oregon. that's a hot temperature for you. 91 in seattle. another front cools off the great lakes, 81 in chicago. we get a little relief in seattle, but still hot and dry in many areas of the west. typical summer storms here in the southeas...
Stores are open. the vast majority of homes still li lack water or electricity. the white house petitioned congress to approve nearly $30 billion in and for those american states and territories hardest hit by the summer storms. this after self sabotaging optics of president trump's visit to puerto rico the day before. where he made comments perceived as playing up to the island's debt while playing down its human losses. joining me now from chicago is illinois congressman luis gutierrez. he is a son of puerto rican immigrants and has been visiting puerto rico. congressman, thank you for being...
Science seems less certain as ho to the why harvey moved so slowly. is that pretty much it in basic terms? >> yes, it is. it's definite on the fact that the rising temperature ls worldwide are causing evaporation as a result of -- seas being evaporating up into the sky turning it into rain that creates heavy rainfall. this question of then, does it slow down storm systems. it's sort of the latest science. new studies suggested that may be the case with summer storms, the prevailing winds that would have otherwise perhaps pushed harvey out of this region, instead that's slowed down. it continue...
Were arrested during new york's march. this year's pride also marking two years since the supreme court legalized same-sex marriage across the country. turning to weather, high heat in the west contributing to a wildfire in utah. meteorologist pedram javaheri joins us with more. and hey, cooler temperatures ahead for the northeast. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you both. the western u.s. here, the big story when it comes to extreme heat. some of the large fire concerns out of eastern arizona, almost 40% containment there. notice the brian head fire in southern utah -- i spent ti...