Continue to bake in some of the hottest temperatures of the year, and while that heat wave may be more than halfway over, misery had plenty of company on wednesday. Reporter tis the season, but boy is it hot outside. Add the humidity, heat indices are at or near 100. I come out thinking that im going to run as far as i usually do, but then i hit the heat. Reporter in new york, 2 children and 9 firefighters were taken to a hospital after a fire in suffocating temperatures last night. We have to make sure we have hydrate them. High pressure, the air is sinking. Reporter this heat wave is extending across the country. 45 states experiencing temperatures in the 90s or above. Many cities, 5 to 10 degrees above average. New york city could see the longest streak of 90degree weather in 11 years. I sweat like a chicken. We need to drink a lot of water. Reporter after three days of extreme heat in d. C. , doctors at this Hospital Center are starting to see heat stroke patients. Whether youre a