on. a strong round of thunderstorms late today, areas of new england, from central pennsylvania, yum state new york, to capital district, vermont, new hampshire, maine, 12 million people in risk of strong storms. that heat, 90 again in d.c. that humidity is what won't goal away for so many people, jonathan. there's no relief in sight yet. i think we have to wait for october this year. >> bill, that's bad news. and the number of landfalls extraordinary, almost as if the climate is changing. bill karins, thank you for that. still ahead, democratic leader joe manchin crossing the aisle. before we go to break, we want to ask, why are you awake? email to waytooearly@msnbc.com. or tweet me @jon lemire.