degrees in portland, oregon. not far behind in dallas. memphis and atlanta will be in the upper 80s. mid-80s for the mid-atlantic states. depending on where you are, maybe it s not too late or early to check out the so-called supermoon. if you think you missed it. here is what it looked like. a supermoon. a full moon happening at the same time as the moon s closest approach to the earth during orbit. it appeared 14% bigger and 30% brighter than when it is farthest away from earth. now if you missed out on the supermoon, don t worry, there is another one scheduled for september 9th. we should run outside and go see it. we should. it was beautiful, saw it along the skyline. see, michelle, she runs out. they say, next month s moon will be bigger, brighter. little fun fact before i move on. i am a geek here. i learned, 49 moons could fit inside the earth, did you know that? did not know that. didn t know that. tiny. i geeked out. who know that? narcissism in the kardashian
now to south carolina where severe weather has claimed more lives. a woman is dead, a man traveling with her is missing after flash flooding caused by heavy downpours. 5 to 6 inches of rain fell in just a few hours. the two had gotten out of their car after it got stuck and were swept into a storm drain. new yorkers saw a very rare weather phenomenon. a dust devil on a baseball field yesterday afternoon. it s like a tornado but much less powerful and lasts a shorter time. this one only a minute. and here s a look at your weather this morning. it will be hotter than usual in the northwest. very wet in new mexico and colorado. eastern half, heavy rain, thunderstorms and showers today except for the northeast which will be bright, sunny today. the heat will be on in los angeles. 80s atlanta, washington close to
80s atlanta to boston. we have never seen a story quite like this one. we will get right to it. a woman in denver started a company making diapers for chickens. okay. huh. the important part of it again diapers for chickens. i guess they re quite messy. i ve never owned a chicken. they re for the many folks now keeping a backyard flocks as a way to get eggs. diapers cut down on the spread of germs from all that stuff that gets caught in the diapers. okay. so chicken diapers following a warning from the cdc about the outbreak of salmonella linked to birds kept in homes. this is popular. a lot of people are starting to grow their own eggs. i thought you were talking about chickens and diapers. that s what s catching on around the country? it seems like it is difficult to get the diapers on the chickens. yeah, right. right. and so you get your eggs, but you also get all the other stuff in there. just hire somebody to clean up. that s even better. eh. coming u
pests that may be killed as well. local authorities say, listen, what s the worst of the two evils here. de numbers are staggering in dallas. i think it accounts for 90% now, west nile in the area. the chemical is doing it for anybody saying i don t want the chemical sprayed, leave town a few days if you don t like it. something they have to do. they have to take care of the now before it gets worse than it has become. your friday forecast. thunderstorms from the desert southwest into north texas, mosquito country. showers along the gulf coast. large hail, gusty wind. flash flooding. stormy later from d.c. to new england. 80s atlanta to boston, 90s along the gulf coast and west coast. 70s from the dakotas to detroit. indianapolis is welcoming some high-tech, savvy, just plain strange characters to the city over the weekend they re coming to the annual