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good morning and welcome to "early start." i'm ali velshi. zoraida is off today. >> i like these hours. >> i'm eating a hot dog this morning. >> i love that about you, ali velshi. i'm ashleigh banfield. it is 5:01. it's the holiday but this fourth of july is less about celebration and more about patience for many americans. and in some cases, even survival. because for six days now there have been many of your fellow countrymen with no power in this extraordinary heat wave. at least 20 people have now died since thursday when deadly storms slammed the east, slammed the midwest. and about 1.2 million people are still waiting to get their power back, to get a fan on, to get the ac back. this is right across the country. here are the states without power today. power companies are repairing damaged transmitters as fast as they can, but customers still could be waiting until the weekend. still until the weekend until they can get that electricity back. and all of this, while those unbearable temperatures just keep are seeing the country. now 14 countries are under a heat advisory for today. brian todd is in charleston, west virginia, where the temperature is expected to be about 95 today. lack of power, this awful heat wave. and now west virginians are struggling with what i think a lot of people in this country would not have realized, brian, they are having trouble with food and water. >> reporter: that's right, ashleigh. talk about the ripple of crises from these storms on friday. the power outages create problems down the line, and now we have a food crisis in west virginia. we talked to the governor's office not too long ago, they have too main food pantries that basically give non-perishable food items to people in times of crisis, but the food pantries are empty and they are starting a food drive here in west virginia. water is also a problem in many area where is the water pumps are not being powered properly. the water pressure is very, very low. sometimes water is out completely. so national guard troops are moving around trying to make sure people have enough water and steering them where they can get it. that's a huge problem this morning. i spoke with john manchester, the mayor of nearby louseburg, west virginia. it's a small town in greenbreyer county. the mayor talked about not only trying to get food but distributing it. >> we have all our city staff working on it, we have national guard, fire department, volunteers, a lot of people are pitching in, but it's a big county. and within the city it's one level, but you have people way spread out county to county. >> reporter: so a food drive is starting in west virginia this morning. and those logistical challenges of getting it to people in far areas. in the meantime, power crews are dealing with situations like this where in charleston, look at this oak tree that came down on top of this power line here. this is what officials here are going through. power companies are trying to deal with this. look, this oak tree basically snapped in half in the storm and came down right on this power line. of course, you have the cascading effect. it takes down the power line, disables the pole up here and there's a domino effect where this pole disables others down the line and it's a real mess. power officials say in places like this, these down trees are really the obstacle, the number one obstacle they are facing. they have to deal with the downed trees. removed this is going to take hours and then you deal with getting the circuits back up. >> of course the water plants in this state also need power to run, so that's a shortage. they are telling everyone to boil their water. so at this point i can only assume there's a heap of criticism being leveled at the power companies for perhaps not being quick enough. has there been a response about this? >> reporter: yeah, we have been talking to power company officials in multiple states the past four days. the same refrain all over the place, they are just not moving fast enough. they are saying, look, in places like this, when you are dealing with this line behind me, they have to basically rebuild entire pieces of infrastructure in five to seven days that took decades to build. so they are asking for people to be patient and are moving as fast they can working around the clock. a lot of the crews are working 16-hour days. they are just saying, look, but a little patient with us here, but they are moving as quickly as they can. you can see what they are up against here, just the physical nature having to remove things like this. this scene is repeating over and over in the states. >> brian, stay with us. things are changing by the hour. brian todd reporting live in west virginia. and also this morning we are asking leaders from right across the region, how are you going to fix this thing? when is the power coming back for people? first, the mayor of lewisburg, john manchester, is going to join us at 6:30 eastern time. more on the heat wave and when we expect relief. alexandra is in for rob marciano, what a horrible situation. folks are without power and a couple of hot days forecasted for these states. places like minneapolis, the heat index or what it will feel like, 112 degrees there. one thing you'll notice waking up on the east coast to go out to get your paper, there's more moisture in the area. the dew point is higher than it's been, so temperatures for some along the eastern seaboard may not be as hot, but the uncomfortable value will be higher than it's been. i want to show you we are seeing a few rain showers moving through boston and new york. later this afternoon for washington, d.c. today is the fourth of july, so will the fireworks will a go or no? there are about seven state that is are not going to be seeing fireworks because of wildfire concerns, including missouri and illinois in selected spots. boston, new york city, 86 degrees. some isolated showers throughout the afternoon, but kind of the off chance to see one during fireworks time. 86 in atlanta at 9:00. memphis, 92. new orleans, scattered rain showers. the upper midwest, minneapolis, steamy at 93. chicago, k.c. and the pacific northwest, beautiful firework condition there is as well. but we'll talk about the heat and who will set records today. once again an area of the country will be well above average. >> very well. i'm headed to new hampshire later on. can you give me a little bit of a forecast? >> new hampshire is the best place to be. >> not hot, not rainy, it will be fantastic. alexandra, we'll catch up with you later. thank you so much. seven minutes past 5:00 on the east coast and security is set to be tight at fourth of july events in washington, d.c. and new york later on today. even the law enforcement officials said they don't have any evidence that terrorists are plotting any kind of particular attack, but according to the police, one of the primary concerns on this independence day is the ever-present possibility of an attack by a lone wolf. new incredible heartbreaking video of an entire neighborhood going up in flames in colorado springs. sparks and flames jumping from one roof to the next. firefighters forced to make tough decisions about which homes to save and which ones to let burn with high winds keeping them on their toes. the waldo canyon fire is now 70% contained but has destroyed more than 350 homes and the damage estimates are topping $110 million. this morning researchers in geneva, switzerland, say they believe they have found the god particle. you have probably heard that nickname given the subtom call particle to give every other particle its mass. this was derived 50 years ago as the missing link in the standard moz model of physics. scientists have been smashing protons together to gather their evidence. yeah, okay. you better be really awake to have understood that last story. it is tricky, i get it. physics is not everyone's strong suit, but don't worry about it. the guy who makes sense of all things science, bill nye the science guy, is going to join us on "early start" at 6:00 a.m. to talk with ali to explain why this is a big ole deal. >> it really is kind of interesting. and he'll make it very accessible. >> and you'll have to work this one. it's tricky. >> i'm into it, but it is definitely hard to explain. please don't go anywhere. we will make this make sense to you. that's why i got invited in. i have seen a movie like this, officials in one area of cape cod known for its seals have banned swimming on july fourth. not because seals are a problem, but because of great white sharks. two sharks were spotted last week north of chattam, massachusetts. one was 16 feet long and 2,000 pounds. it was hunting seals just 50 yards offshore. they like to keep them hunting seals and not people. >> that is not fair on a holiday weekend, telling the kids no swimming. especially with the heat. can you imagine? >> yeah. but that shark, that picture will do it for me. >> i don't need much more than that. i just need to hear the music. that's all i need. london leaving nothing to chance when it comes to olympic security. and guess what that means? there are missile launchers on the top of these, and some are little old apartment buildings where londoners are living. and some are not so happy about it. we'll explain the pros and cons on how they feel in a moment. ou? sure. your hair -- amazing. thanks to head and shoulders for men. four shampoos that give men game-winning scalp protection, great looking hair... and confidence [ male announcer ] up to 100% flake free with head & shoulders for men. in your car. now count the number of buttons on your tablet. isn't it time the automobile advanced? introducing cue in the all-new cadillac xts. the simplicity of a tablet has come to your car. ♪ the all-new cadillac xts has arrived. and it's bringing the future forward. these are sandra's "homemade" yummy, scrumptious bars. hmm? 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this morning, we knew this was happening, it's happened at olympics in the past, and we knew there would be high-speed missile launchers, we know where they will be and the people are not interested in having them atop their buildings? >> reporter: and the government will fight the action in court if necessary. and the ministry defense says they are confident nay they will win their case, so they pr are pushing ahead. it surprised residents two months ago when they found out about the missile launching systems. they got through the door to find out that the missile defense systems would be put in place. some of the apartment building complexes a justified areas so people there didn't know they would be hosting missile defense systems. these have a range of about three to three-and-a-half miles. from the government's perspective, it is unfortunate, but they are not going to back down and keep the systems up there. >> pretty ominous looking on our screen. nick, british officials are on alert for olympic terror threat, are there any credible threats they have come across or are being they really safe? >> reporter: they are bale being really safe. they know al qaeda would love to attack the olympics. and you have the irish terrorists getting more sophisticated with the weapons systems they are using. and in the past few weeks the government has round up twoer the terror suspects close to where the olympics are. two spanish terrorists have been rounded up on the other side of london. you have in the past 18 months, 50 to 80 full terror convicts released from jail. and the police are going to extraordinary measures right now to make sure some of those are still not on the streets. some of them still believe to carry a security threat. we are aware in some cases some are even being taken back into prison while the olympics are on. and there are other schemes to get them off the streets of london. so there's a multitude of defense systems here, military but as well as on the intelligence side. >> nick, thank you very much. we'll continue to cover this. nick roberts in london. 16 minutes past 5:00 on the east coast. a good time to get you up-to-date on the top stories of the day and really the top story is sweating it out on july fourth. more than a million people are waking up without air-conditioning this morning. and these are the temperatures we really need it most. those temps are expected to be in the mid to high 90s and higher. stifling humidity all the way from st. louis to philadelphia. at least 20 people have died since thursday. that's when the deadly storms ripped through the east and the midwest. well, it is home alone times 19 in kentucky. sheriff's deputies in warren county found 19 kids living alone for a week in hot, filthy conditions. the holdest child was 14 years old. the youngest, just 8 months old. the sheriff has been waiting to speak with the children's parents. the actor best known as the sheriff of mayberry was laid to rest at his home in north carolina less than five hours after he died. andy griffith was 86 years old when he passed away at his home yesterday morning. he was lowered into his grave at his coastal island home at the request of his family. >> we'll miss him. >> will we ever. a former marine with more than 20 years of service faces ten years in prison for having an ak-47 machine gun that may have belonged to one of saddam hussein's guard. he smuggled the rocket back from iraq after a four-month tour in 2005. he was discharged back in december. some incredible video of a high-flying dog rescue. look at the picture. that's a 2-year-old pitbull mix, daisy. she was spotted on a cliff in a quarry in oregon. look at this. i can't believe how she got there, but it was 200 feet to the ground. so the firefighters thought they would lower a cage down and hope daisy would just walk in. no, daisy has no part of that. so one firefighter repelled down the ledge plucking daisy off the cliff. she was reunited with her owners but nobody has any idea how on earth that puppy dog got onto that ledge and survived it if she fell. that's a heck of a long way. >> she looks happy now. it is 19 minutes after the hour. i have to look in the right place. >> it is a.m., not p.m. >> the whole thing is confusing to me. 19 minutes after the hour. we are getting an early read on national news making national headlines. we have papers from los angeles, hartford, connecticut, and from the los angeles times, the district attorney is deciding john bryson will not face charges for two automobile collisions in succession last month. bryson has been on medical leave after the two accidents. his office claims they were caused by seizures. and from the "hartford courier" in connecticut, a gay student at the connecticut university has been caught doing something naughty. she claims she was being harassed because of her sexual orientation. turns out she was making the whole thing up instead. police began investigating complaints by 19-year-old alexander pennell back in march when she said someone was writing anti-gay slurs on her door, threats, in fact. then she said someone was leaving homophobic messages in her dorm room. they set up surveillance and put notes under her door. it was her doing it herself. she was just trying to get the attention of her roommate. >> that's a complicated way of going about things. >> that is, indeed. kind of illegal, too. >> yeah. from "the news observer" in north carolina where fracing has been legalized. a democrat thought to cast the deciding vote to override the governor's bill calling for accelerated natural gas exploration. that's what fracing is. but she pushed the wrong button hitting the green aye button instead of the red button. the system doesn't let you revote and republicans are blocking her efforts to reverse her mistake. that seems to be democracy a little broken. if she accidentally pushed the wrong button, she should be able to change that. >> that's just crazy. >> democracy is a little broken. >> she can push whatever button she wants to. for an expanded look at the top stories, head to our blog at cnn.com/earlystart. wave lot of stuff there for you. check it out. we'll get them next year. that's more than a rallying cry for a lot of teams. that's how the americans feel about the economy. we'll explain coming up. beached whale! lawn clippings! a mattress. a sausage link. mermaid. honey!? driftwood. come on, you gotta help us out here a little. 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fourth's holiday. i'm ashleigh banfield. >> i'm ali velshi. six days, stifling heat and no power for a million people down from 4 million people on the weekend, but these extremely hot and muggy conditions persist on this independence day. west virginia army national guard soldiers are now out supplying water and food to people. health officials are warning people to toss the spoiled food that's in their refrigerator or freezer. brian todd is live in charleston, west virginia. what's the situation out there? >> reporter: well, ali, the fate is cruel to people in this state. you mentioned some of the conditions, you have the storms, the power outages and of course the heat that is not letting up in supposedly cool mountainous west virginia. they are not getting a break. it's going to be 95 degrees today. if you talk about the outages, roughly between a quarter and a third of customers in the state still without power. and with the stifling heat, how are people coping with it? pretty much any way they can. >> it's very hot. i've been sitting out on the porch since last night. >> it's pretty bad. the heat is the main thing. we can't keep our apartment cool. i've never been without electric this long. >> reporter: and a lot of people aren't going to get electricity back probably until this weekend. this is one of the reasons why. you have an oak tree that snapped in half behind me, came down on this power line here. this scene is repeated throughout the state, ali. it takes crews hours and sometimes days just to remove the trees to try to get the power lines and transformers back up. a monumental task and they are working around the clock. >> the health department is suggesting that people boil their water. i assume they're going to have to use event ray or thes or gas to do that since electricity is not available? >> reporter: that's right. people who have gas-powered stoves and things like that that can use them to boil water. you have to try to get bottled water where you can, but that's not easy to get right now. so they are trying to get it out to people, national guard troops are getting it out to people where they can. water pressure is a key situation here because a lot of the pumps are fueled by electricity, so the pumps are down. they have to get power back to the pumps. that's a gradual process so water pressure doesn't come back. and the water comes out sometimes is discolored so you have to deal with that. it is just a cascading effect all over the place. >> brian, thank you for the update. brian todd in west virginia. this morning we are asking leaders from across the region, when is the power coming back? first we'll talk to the mayor of lewisburg, john manchester, coming up at 6:30 eastern. then at 8:00, west virginia girl earl ray tomlin will join brooke. well this next story brings new meaning to the phrase brutal awakening. a 63-year-old hiker was attacked in his sleep by a mountain lion camping in california. the animal began biting and clawing at his head and hands. luckily the man was able to fight back and the animal ran off. he was even able to drive himself to the hospital. he's now at home recovering. and brand new information this morning on the deadly mall roof collapse in canada. police in ontario are now launching a criminal investigation after complaints that rescuers were too slow trying to reach people trapped in the rubble. the mission was suspended a whole day while crews waited for a heavy crane to arrive to stabilize the site. there are new report that is the mall was in shabby condition before the cave-in. two people were killed. almost two dozen others were injured when the roof caved in and plummeted two floors down into the building. that happened last month. a runner-up in sunday's presidential election in mexico is now demanding a recount. manuel lopez obrador says the vote was plagued by irregularity. mexico's scheduled election institute begins the process of verifying individual poll results today. >> it doesn't matter who wins to ashleigh because she pronounces the name so well. president obama may be gaining momentum in his bid for re-election. he opened a sustained lead in gallup's daily tracking record. the president is aheadaz his republican challenger 48% to 44%. that's six straight days of a sustained lead for the president after two months of being tied. roger clemmons is not going to be getting back any of the money he spent on legal fees from his first perjury trial. the judge said no. he shot down his request to get repaid. that case ended in a mistrial last november. and the former pitching great was ultimately acquitted last month after the retrial. so his lawyers argued he should get money back and be reimbursed for the legal fees. and he said because of abuse of the prosecutors that the judge ruled that the government's misconduct was not severe enough. police in texas are releasing surveillance video and audio key to this story, the audio of a robbery suspect. investigators in harris county said he told a worker inside a grocery store he had a gun but watch and listen as he repeatedly orders the cashier to hand over money. >> right here, right here. give it to me right now. right -- that's not enough, give it to me. give it to me. >> yeah, that's not nice. give it to me. that's not quick enough. give it to me right now. if they find him, he's in big trouble. the robber left with an unknown amount of cash. no the tough economic times, two states prove it is possible to do business without budget surpluses. arkansas and west virginia announcing surpluses at the close of their budget year this week. arkansas sporting $145 million surplus. west virginia announcing an $87.6 million surplus. >> that's incredible. some cities across the country are going into bankruptcy. >> that's an unusual situation. that's interesting. this is a fourth of july tradition, folks, i wait for it every year as does ali. he's already had a hot dog 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[click-click] [♪...] i'm proud to be an american. can you sing that song? >> i can't because i'm not an american citizen. but you're one of my fellow people at the same time. >> can i tell you how proud i am to see lady liberty with the torch lit in the background? i have goosebumps. >> fourth of july only happens once a year. don't waste it sleeping! >> god bless the usa, right? 78 degrees in new york and we are warming up today. folks, it is the fourth of july, so happy holiday to you. ali and i are proud to display also our american icon, hot dogs this morning. >> tradition here. the fourth of july hot dog eating contest. >> how old are these? >> a couple hours. we are going to talk about this for a second. you know the hot dog eating contest, you have to eat the hot dog and the bun. joey chestnut is the winner, he's had 68. the black widow has 41. just because everyone is so scared to do this, you can't eat the hot dog until you dip it in water. get it all squishy. >> oh, you are nasty! you really are going to do this at 5:42 in the morning, dip a hot dog in water? >> this has to be the most disgusting thing i have ever done on tv. >> let me get that for you, sweetie. we are like an old married couple. so alison kosik drew the short straw. she didn't have to eat the hot dog, but she's at coney island right now to talk about nathan's famous hot dog eating contest. it's nice to see that daylight has broken where you are, but this is a big old deal. this is not just an annual event. this is a moment in americana. >> reporter: yeah, what is more american than watching people gorge themselves with all american hot dogs, ashleigh? come on. here they are counting it dog at nathan's. you can see we are on coney island, six hours, 27 minutes from the gorge fest. we'll watchmen and women pig out. the whole point of the competition is to see how many men and how many women can eat how many hot dogs in ten minutes. so the reigning champ, you can see them here on the board. we've got joey chestnut who ate 68 hot dogs at one point in ten minutes. and the black widow, she ate 40 hot dogs in ten minutes. we'll see if they can hold their crowns. we did catch up with them at a traditional weigh-in yesterday. and they are all excited about this competition. >> i feel pretty good. i'm loose, empty, i have not eaten solid food in three days. the record is 68 hot dogs in ten minutes. i'm hoping to break it and eat like a beast. i'm going to get into a vicious rhythm. hopefully 20 hot dogs, more than 20 hot dogs in the first three minutes. >> reporter: this is not just about eating, ashleigh. it's about money. we'll talk about the man and the woman who wins, they get $20,000 and the title, who can eat the most hot dogs in the world. this really becomes one of these bitter rivalry situations. i don't know if you remember cobayashi. >> i remember him. he stunned me with his sleek physique. >> reporter: yes. and he was the reigning champion for six years, but then along came joey chestnut. he stole that crown from kobayashi. he has not been in the contest for two years over a contract and money dispute. even a couple years ago kobayashi came as a spectator and rushed the stage. he wound up being arrested for having a tussle with cops. it really is a big business for them here, it is not just about eating hot dogs. there's a lot -- there's a back story here pretty dramatic. >> i remember that. it was controversy on the fourth when he rushed the stage like that. it was hilarious. the mayor of new york city, mayor bloomberg, let's see if i can -- i need to read this on tv. ali has the second page of "the new york post" today. take your hand off because they did not write the word. this is hilarious. the mayor at coney island. mayor bloomberg had to make a speech and one of the speech writers wrote a very corny -- hokey thing filled with puns and buns and that kind of thing. >> he said out loud -- >> let's play it down so you can hear how the mayor decided to just jump out of his speech. >> the dogged pursuers will final finally catch up to the mustard and be the wiener. no question it's going to baa dogfight. that was really impressive. who wrote this [ bleep ]? >> okay. i think there's a little chris christie in him there. what's so funny about it, when i was reading up on this, i thought it was one of those moments on an open mike that you didn't expect was an open mike. >> he knew it. he said it. >> that dude knew the mike was on. and how about the new yorkers out there saying, yeah, yeah, profanity here. >> a hot dog eating contest is truly something. i'm always fascinated why cnn always sends our slimmest correspondent. >> i know. >> alison looks like she eats a hot dog a year, if that. >> i knew you ate the last one, so i'll give you mine. that was just nasty. we have a producer on maternity leave, kelly frank, she watches -- >> she's not repulsed by food. she's interested in it. >> ali, she's calling it repulsed and e-mailed me and said, that was repulsive, even though i love food. well, speaking of food, food and fireworks, the two best parts of the july fourth holiday. take a look at the new cnn poll released this hour. 38% of americans say cookouts and picnics are the most enjoyable part of the independence day experience. 28% choose fireworks. having a day off finished third, believe it or not. only 1/5 of americans. we are not this group. and 5% of people said parades are the best part of today. what's wrong with you people, don't you like a nice parade? they are inspirational and fun. americans want to eat. that's what it is. >> i guess so. 48 minutes now past 5:00 if you're one of the people getting up early to get ready for work. here are the top stories for you. hot and bothered by the day, more than a million people waking up without ac, fans and power again this morning. and this is a time when they need it most as temperatures are expected to be in the high 90s and higher with stifling humidity from st. louis all the way to philly. at least 20 people have now died since thursday when the deadly storms slammed the east and the midwest. after a seven-year hiatus, the teardrop rapist is back in the headlines. police in los angeles said he tried to attack a woman last month but she was able to get away. now it's a count of 35. at least 35 women age 14 to 41 have been raped since 1996 by this suspect. police say he targets his victims when walking alone, he approaches them, asks for directions, then draws a weapon and sexually assaults them. police say he has a teardrop tattoo on his face. there's a $50,000 reward being offered in this case. katie holmes cut ties with her soon to be ex-husband tom cruise. yesterday he fired the security team that cruise hired to protect her and cruise spent his 50th birthday flying home to california from iceland. holmes is in new york with their daughter suri. >> he's 50! tom cruise turned 50. >> he looks the same as when he was 22. because you cannot be one with nature without your iphone, look at that. this wood-burning camp stove doubles as a charger for your gadget. it comes from a company called bio light to generate its own power converting wasted heat into electricity. it has its own usb port. for all the people without power, you know, we keep saying they don't have ac or fans but they can't charge their phones. a lot of people rely on their cell phones and they can't recharge phones right now. a fabulous fourth of july celebration in boston, and dozens of ships are docked for a five-day celebration called harborfest. the "uss constitution" played a key role in the war of 1812, which is in dispute as to who actually won the war, particularly with canadians. >> got a problem with that? listen up, it's the fourth of july. us americans -- >> it is all about america today. >> we are two former canadians. not so former. >> it is highly disputed as to the success of that thing. while we go to commercial break and argue that, the government has come down firm on one thing, folks. there is no such thing as a mermaid. >> come on. >> i kid you not. the government has made it official. no such thing as a mermaid. >> the government has also made official there's no such thing as a budget. so whatever. mine was earned off vietnam in 1968. over the south pacific in 1943. i got mine in iraq, 2003. usaa auto insurance is often handed down from generation to generation. because it offers a superior level of protection, and because usaa's commitment to serve the military, veterans and their families is without equal. begin your legacy, get an auto insurance quote. usaa. we know what it means to serve. as part of a heart healthy diet. that's true. ...but you still have to go to the gym. ♪ the one and only, cheerios actually it can. neutrogena® ultra sheer provides unbeatable uva uvb protection and while other sunscreens can feel greasy ultra sheer® is clean and dry. it's the best for your skin. ultra sheer®. neutrogena®. i tell mike what i can spend. i do my best to make that work. we're driving safely. and sue saved money on brakes. now that's personal pricing. 54 minutes past 5:00. that means it is time to take a look at what's trending on the interweb. it makes you wonder what the government is trying to cover-up here. the central government now confirming mermaids officially do not exist. >> just like ufos don't. >> yeah, but it took noaa to tell us. there's no evidence that hard fish, half human are a genuine living species. why do they tell us this now? the agency has been getting a lot of calls after a show aired on animal planet called "mermaids: the body found." it was a make-believe show designed to look like a documentary. there's no reference from noaa about hermen. so we are still up in the air on mermen. >> we are working hard to get an interview with daryl hannah next hour. >> that's a good one. i'm just saying. baby in one hand, baseball in the other. check out this catch of a fan in atlanta that snagged a foul ball ripping it out of another guy's hand while he has a kid in one arm. check that out. the dad got a hand from the brave's sports shortstop. >> what does the mom say about that? >> let's home mom is not a cnn viewer. >> she looks excited. >> nice job. very excited. so you're not that drunk. it is really the urinal cake talking to you. have a listen. >> have you had a few drinks? listen up. face the smart choice tonight, don't drink and drive. >> yeah, seriously. >> you're looking at this thing thinking, what are you talking about? >> so i learn a new thing every day. michigan's highway of safety is planning to distribute 400 of these cakes to try to curb drinking and driving on july fourth. they are -- they are not liquid act violated, they are motion censored. >> liquid activated would work just as well. >> i don't know why i didn't think of that. $20 per cake. paid for by a federal grant. >> same folks who told you mermaids don't exist. >> and we have a budget. so why are some people so shocked when they found out about this? because apparently these things have a potty mouth. so bad we had to bleep it out. have a listen. >> don't drive drunk. if you do and get arrested, the next urinal you tee in will be in jail with a harry guy named bubba sitting behind you asking you to [ bleep ]. >> i don't know how they got that through on a federal grant. more than a million people are still going on almost a week without a fan or air-conditioning, no power. there's actually word of a food shortage. >> and water problems. >> we'll tell you all about it coming up. you're watching "early start." it is three minutes till the top of the hour. are made with real ingredients you can see. like whole roasted nuts, chewy granola, and real fruit. nature valley trail mix bars. 100% natural. 100% delicious. 100% natural. syou know, i've helped a lot off people save a lot of money. but today...( sfx: loud noise of large metal object hitting the ground) things have been a little strange. 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(sfx: loud thud sound) what a strange place. geico®. fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more on car insurance. to your kids' wet skin. neutrogena® wet skin kids. ordinary sunblock drips and whitens. neutrogena® wet skin cuts through water. forms a broad spectrum barrier for full strength sun protection. wet skin. neutrogena®. we're having a lot of fun here but it's six days and counting for more than a million people in 12 states without power. now we're hearing of a food crisis. >> great white sharks spotted off cape cod and fear of attacks forcing a swimming ban on this beach holiday. researchers revealed they found what could be the key to figuring out how the whole universe began. good morning, happy fourth of july, i'm ali velshi, welcome to "early start." >> it's 6:00 on the dot, i'm ashleigh banfield. this fourth of july, it's a celebration, but this year it's a lot more about patience and survival for americans facing almost a week of no power and some serious heat. at least 20 people have died since thursday when deadly storms slammed into the east and the midwest. about 1.2 million people across the country still waiting to get their power back on, which means, yes, no ac, but not even a fan or anything to charge your phone or any of your communication devices. this was the map from yesterday and we pulled the same map out again today because it hasn't change. hundred of thousands of customers still haven't got electricity and maryland, not far behind when it comes to customers in the dark. the power companies for their part say they are repairing the lines faster than expected but, they are estimates still say the customer could be waiting until the weekend to get the power back, all of this as unbearable temperatures continue to spread. 15 states under a heat advisory for today, leaving people wondering how much more of this can they possibly take. brian todd is where temperatures are expected to soar to 95. give me a feel for how the community acoping and what they are doing to offset the crisis? >> reporter: the sun is just starting to come up here so that means the heat will intensify and they'll deal with this for a few days with power outages. this is a downed oak tree in the charleston area, came down here and this oak tree snapped clean in half. domino effects take place with the power poles being disabled here. the lines down. you know a scene like this for a typical power company crew will take at least several hours if not most of a day to clear up. they have to deal with debris all over the place and sift through places like this where wuf debris branches down and power lines underneath of them you have to be careful with. then you look at the houses around here, all of them without power right now. and you know, part of this deals with the infrastructure as well. power company official in northern west virginia told us that three transmission towers, those big kind of lat tis metal powers that transmit power lines in rural areas, three of those came down. we have a picture of one of those mangled towers. those have been replaced by temporary towers so the lines are back up. but huge infrastructure challenges. i talked to a local resident, his name is casey robinson, about what people are going through in dealing with and some of the things they take for granted that they don't have now. >> what kind of problems have the power outages caused for your neighborhood and others here? >> things you never thought of actually, other than the obvious, that is throwing a way a lot of food. we're also finding out the conveniences you took so much for granted are gone. a lot of folks in the neighborhoods have been nervous about potential looting and don't have any power to run their security systems. >> reporter: so not only heat, powerht outages, people trying stay cool but they have to worry about security systems and keeping an eye on their homes. maybe if they've gone somewhere else to stay cool to come back and check on their homes, another challenge for people in this area. >> people take for granted that your fridge is your fridge and when you throw it all out, those supermarkets need problem too. there's a problem with food and water plants and water as well. brian todd, keep us up to date on how that changes this morning. this morning we're asking leaders from across the region, when is the power coming back? how are we going to cope with this? first of mayor of lewisburg, west virginia, john manchester will join us then earl ray tomblin. not a lot of relief in sight, is there? alexandra steele joins us. what's it looking like? >> good morning, one thing you'll notice today around the country as an aggregate, temperatures aren't nearly as hot as the last seven days. the big differentiator that the dew points are higher and it will be so uncomfortable this afternoon. big picture, wanted to show you this where we have pockets of moisture. some showers around the northeast this morning, so pretty fair this afternoon. the southeast dry conditions although incredibly muggy, showers popping up. i want to show you -- delineate forecasts, the fourth heading out at sunset, boston, 78 degrees, isolated storms, d.c. under the assumption that storms will come down at the 8:00, 9:00 hour, will feel hotter than 83. in the southeast, pretty nice conditions, hot and muggy, very isolated storms, so most of the fireworks will be a go. minneapolis, probably one of the most uncomfortable places today, heat indexes about 106, dew point, the measure of the actual moisture in the air, 76 degrees there. incredibly uncomfortable in minneapolis. west coast is dry. a few places where the heat will be on forceful, minneapolis, chicago, st. louis, so much of missouri and kind of south of new york around new jersey. from minneapolis and st. louis and cincinnati, temperatures or what it will feel like, between 105 and 110. we're still shattering records. kansas city the potential is slight. st. louis, chicago, just a degree or two off. nashville and little rock, that's where the balance of the heat is through the central part of the country. it's the humidity factor, waking up in the southeast, upper midwest going ooh, it's sticky, that's the main theme of the day. >> minneapolis, 112 it will feel like? >> it's going to feel like 108, 111, 112 possibly. air temperature getting up to 98. dew point is the off the charts high. upper 70s is off the charts high. >> that's a smart piece of information for the day. i'll talk about dew point. >> new hampshire is going to be having a nice night. >> that's where i'm spending the night, new hampshire. >> even though there are no credible threats, security will be tight at the fourth of july celebrations in washington, d.c. and also in new york. law enforcement officials have no evidence that terrorists are plotting any kind of specific attack. but one of the primary security concerns on this independence day is the ever present possibility of an attack by a so-called lone wolf. an entire neighborhood going up in flames. look at that, in colorado springs, sparks and flames jump from one roof to the next. firefighters forced to make tough decisions. this one has to be tough. which homes to save and let burn. high winds are keeping them on their toes, the waldo fire is 70% contained but damage has topped more than $110 million. >> i heard an official call that fire triage, when you're deciding which one to let go in order to save the others. imagine being a firefighter -- >> and making that decision. >> it looks like there are few they can save in this video, anyway. in colorado not the only place dealing with fire. folks, this is l.a. a small but intense fire scorching about 200 acres of grass and brush in suburban los angeles. it was an area burning surrounded by homes but lucky to report there was no damage reported by the homeowners. the fire was whipped up by strong winds in that area. l.a. >> this could unlock the secrets of the universe, scientists announcing hours ago they discovered something that might be the god particle. big nye the science guy. there he is, bill is going to try to explain it to us. we're live after this break. we're going to rock your world. >> especially with the music. whoa! don't want you spilling that hot latte on my driver's seat. this is my car. who are you? 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>> live with me now is bill nye the science guy, the vice president of the planetary society. what are we talking about? what is this higs boson god particle. >> we usually say boson. >> okay. got it. >> see, you probably heard of a foton, a particle of light, so at the very, very beginning of the universe, people here -- i'm in los angeles, edwin hubble, noticed that the stars, everything is moving apart. he reasoned that everything was all together at one time and this would be the big bang. well, at that time it was speculated by mathematical reason that things started to separate, take on different properties. so that pure energy, like light, has no mass. the particles of light have no mass. the particles that make you you and me, protons and neutrons, they have no mass -- do you know why? >> no. >> it could well be there's an exchange of particles. nowadays, we view these things as particles, and do experiments to detect particles. protons are made of corks held together with gluones, no kidding and so it's very reasonable that these other particles all exist in this ether named after peter higgs that is infused with particles that help them have mass. >> if this exists, as we seem to be getting closer to understanding it does, what would that do? what would that mean? >> it may mean we would be able to unlock limitless energy, let me put it that way. it may be we would understand the next secret of the universe, that we would know -- we would be another step closer to knowing where we came from. we would be another step closer to understanding the universe itself, which is ultimately quite a mystery to us. since it's the fourth of july, independence day in the united states, i want to remind everybody that the united states was going to build a super conductor super collider that would have been substantially more powerful, more than -- >> but we didn't. it lost its funding. >> it was canceled, yeah, because it was decided you couldn't have an international space station and super connecting super collider at the same time. so notice that these guys are pretty confident and that they use the expression five sigma, it would have to be extraordinarily unlikely if what they found is not true. if we had a super collider, we would be that much closer to knowing before. it's independence day, i was born here, the discovery would have been made in the united states instead of elsewhere if you like to think about things. investment in science pays off. investment in science is worth it. furthermore, we are living through this extraordinarily hot summer, which is almost certainly -- talk about five sigma, human caused climate change. wouldn't be it good to invest in that all? it's not a coincidence, closer to understanding the fundamen l fundamentals of the universe. it's an exciting day. >> it is an exciting day, at least i can go through the day pronouncing it properly. bill nye good to see you. ashleigh, limitless energy. >> i know ali velshi, limitless energy. you had me at the gluon. but then everything else was just wa wa wa, charlie brown's parents were talking for a moment there. >> all you need to do is learn how to pronounce something properly. >> then i'm good, right, i love that bow tie. 18 minutes past 6:00. another day of sweating it out but this one is the fourth of july holiday. and it is no better than the 3rd of july. more than a million people waking up without air conditioning and fans. and this is when they need power most because temperatures are expected to be in the mid to high 90s or even higher with stifling humidity from st. louis to philadelphia. 20 people have died since thursday when deadly storms slammed the east and midwest. a former marine with more than 20 years service to his country is facing up to ten years in federal prison for this, a weapon, yes, they carry their own weapons but this is an ak-47 that may have once belonged to saddam hussein's royal guard. they are alleging the form staff sergeant joel miller, smuggled that back from iraq after a 14-month tour of duty there in 2005. he was discharged back in december. a jetblue pilot arrested for a world -- wild tirade during a flight in march has been found not guilty of interfering with the flight crew by reason of insanity. os bon suffered from a severe mental illness that impaired his ability to understand his actions. he was subdued after a co-pilot locked him out of the cockpit. officials in one area of cape cod known for its seals and you know how it goes, where there are seals there are often sharks, they decided to ban swimming and it's july fourth, long weekend coming up, weekend anyway coming up. the great white sharks are lurking off the coast. two were spotted last week and i think it's off the north of chatham massachusetts harbor inlet, not far from swimming areas. one of those sharks was 16-foot long and 2,000 pounds. what do you think it was doing? 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>> yes, indeed. >> give me a rundown on how bad it is right now on where you are and i know it changes hour to hour. what percentage of people are without power at this point? >> in our town there are probably about 30 to 35% of the population without any power right now. >> and six days in, what's the game plan for dealing with people who don't have anything left in their refrigerator that is pal atable and also the water plants that are going to be struggling as well based on their need for power? >> correct. we've had to set up a couple of staging places for dumpsters for people to clear out their freezers and refrigerators to get rid of stuff that has gone bad. the local stores, local walmart is open, so there is access to that, the line is long obviously, but we also have a water and ice distribution center at our local lowe's in conjunction with the power company and red cross. >> i know that the water plant was struggling in terms of its reserves going down. is there anyone in your community that truly cannot get water, or is it just a case of where the water is limited and everyone is just getting a little? >> we're on a water conservation alert right now so obviously people need to prioritize and we can't allow people to do lawns and swimming pools and stuff like that obviously. on the far edge of the service area, we provide water to 15,000 people, including all of the people in the city and outside. on the outside areas, that's where the pressure is lower and they are probably 5% of the population that does not have water right now. >> if they have any way to use camp stoves or propane or any kind of gas or generator, i know they are being asked to boil the water to keep it safe. in the meantime, thanks for being with us and good luck to you and your fellow citizens in lewisburg, we wish you the best on this holiday. >> thank you. >> we're asking top power officials and leaders, when is the power coming back on? how are these people going to manage? charles patton will be on "starting point" at 7:00 eastern with brooke baldwin sitting in for soledad. at 8:00, the west virginia governor, earl ray tomblin will be on. a celebration takes a tragic turn in new hampshire, seven people were hurt, including several children when a pile of fireworks exploded on the back porch of a home and set the back of the house on fire. several victims had to be taken to the hospital. they are expected to survive. the homeowner was known for his annual fireworks display. still with this theme, they were demonstrating the dangers of fireworks, point well taken, but a safety expert is recovering this morning after she ended up being burned. her foot in fact because of a fireworks demonstration in suburban chicago. it happened when the fire chief, yes, it was the fire chief, who lit a canister and accidentally it tipped over and that shot the fireworks off into the crowd of the media and the officials who were there for the photo-op as well. one of the fireworks hit the left foot of laura barrows of the fire safety alliance, the crowd rushed to her and gave her aid. she is expected to be fine but doesn't that tell you if the fire officials find it danger s dangerous, you should find it dangerous too. >> but that was a cute picture of a little boy, whoever he is. >> with the little cap, right. >> intergal lakt tick fireworks, the flare was so powerful, it disrupted radio communications over europe and sent particles into space that might sweep pass earth's magnetic field to spark aroar ral fireworks. >> that is the coolest picture. i was trying to explain sun spots, don't try. >> a picture is good for that. >> very cool. amazing we can get that kind of clarity. often i think that's graphic, but it isn't, it's real. >> did you hear what our producer said? 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>> three or four days ago. >> reporter: rudy rodriguez is part of the team. he sets up remote automated weather stations on raws. even as the fire burns all around, they update conditions. he gets the station to talk to me. >> air temperature, 71.5 degrees. >> reporter: then there's ashley whitworth, takes examples of trees and bushes and grass near the fire and a giant helicopter hovers almost overhead and drops water on a sudden blaze nearby. at a lab she drives and analyzes the sam ples to see how quickly it will burn. >> we're taking a log -- >> he often works alone, hiking miles from the nearest road. stratton himself goes into the field and follows the fire from the ground and takes me with him to look at it from the air. >> i was curious as to why these were holding right here. >> reporter: he takes all of the information from julia, rudy and ashlee and nate and others and punches it in a computer. the end result is a color coded map which tells firefighters where the fire is headed and when it will get there and it works. >> we planned based on what this was telling us. it's going to go this way. it's still hot in here but we're going to catch it here. >> reporter: like all firefighters here, stratton is exhausted. when i asked what keeps him going, he forgets the data and talks in human terms about what he saw when he fought on the line. >> i've witnessed firsthand people coming to their destroyed home and the agony. it's probably the sickest i've ever felt in my life hearing their cries and seeing their sorrow. >> reporter: for stratton there are no cheering crowds but he is every bit a wild land firefighter who uses a laptop instead of a shovel. martin savidge, cnn. >> it's now 44 minutes past the hour. time to get you caught up on top stories, hot and bothered is the story for today and it keeps on happening. more than a million people waking up without ac and fans. this is a time when they need it most because temperatures are soaring again in the mid to high 90s and the humidity is making it worse from st. louis to philadelphia, at least 20 people dead. all of this since thursday when the deadly storms slammed the east and midwest. >> for the first time ever, this is neat, the first ever over the counter in-home hiv test has been approved by the food and drug administration. users simply swab their gums with a test pad and place it in a vile of solutions. one line for a negative result, two lines for a positive result. i say that like i've taken a lot of pregnancy tests. >> how do you know that? >> the producer told me. it takes 20 minutes to get a reading. it should be available in stores and online by october. it will cost $20. this is a major public health advance. >> it is. you know what's odd, it may seem simple and quick, what if you get a positive result, you're by yourself chances are. >> look at those people who may think they have a positive result and don't go for the test. >> there's pros and cons, you're right. >> it's a tough one and maybe there needs to be a good education campaign to use this. >> there was a 1-800 numbers that you should have. >> call immediately if you get a positive result. soledad o'brien takes the day off and brooke baldwin is on. >> this is the short straw crowd. >> right on the fourth of july holiday morning. >> were you watching bill nye. >> i mean, obviously, i fully understand this stuff. >> tell us about the god particle in simple terms. >> you're a rocket scientist, right? you want to stick around for mathematical elegance, 2.0, we're talking about this is the holy grail of physics and scientists believe they captured this elusive god particle that holds the fabric of the universe together. right? we'll speak to the lead physicist about what this means for life and the universe and everything in it. >> on tv or during the commercial break? >> on television. >> just like you, velshi, pay attention, i'll be quizzing you afterwards. >> that what we do. that is what we do to people on tv. >> this is a promotional thing, this is a tease for the audience you're going to talk to a physicist, just checking. >> who are you? i'm moving along. also this morning, the international monetary fund, this is something you're talking about this morning, telling congress you've got to act quickly or the entire u.s. economy could fall off a cliff. how to avoid the brink and another r word, recession here ahead. i'm so looking forward to this interview, protecting the olympic games, this is coming up later with olympics, locales are frustrated. the government says they are going to leave nothing to chance. it's not just missiles, the other extraordinary measures being taken to make the olympics secure. gener jeneba tarmoh gave up her spot rather than do the runoff meeting al lisson. don't forget, you can watch cnn live, go to cnn.com/tv. >> that is a great interview. >> i'm a nerd about these things. >> i'm a nerd. i'm just kidding. >> i love nasa and space. the but the god particle. >> i have to be honest, i was super excited by bill nye, i had the whoo eyes. >> do you want the answer from the universe will not come from bullet points, not in physics for dummys. >> a waterish squishy hot dog is not ideal for first thing in the morning. >> i didn't eat it and i felt sick. >> it is a fourth of july tradition, i had my first hot dog before 3:00 a.m. they will be cramming as many wet hot dogs as possible under their -- we're live on new york's coney island for today's big contest. let me tell you, joey chestnut that you're looking at, his record is 68 hot dogs with 12 buns. >> what do you get for that? 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