residents are warned to brace for extreme heat. temperatures expects to soar to 115 degrees. let s check in with adam klotz for the fox weather forecast. what do you have for us? adam: wild weather across the country. eastern half of the country, something similar today. you see every afternoon storms explode, expect to see something this afternoon. the rain continuing to linger across new england, at times fairly heavy. that takes heat of the day. rain from mississippi and georgia to the carolinas. potential for severe weather today, including areas like charlotte, norfolk, dc and philadelphia, up to new york. that is two on a scale of five, large hail and wind possible and isolate tornado is not out of the question. out west, it is the heat. you are seeing 115 in phoenix. 113 in vegas, 106 in bakersfield. showers here for eastern half of the country. everything in green, risk for rain for today s forecast. for the 4th of july forecast, maybe a chance of severe weather.
we know that at least 10 have been confirmed dead. officials are warning us that that number will likely be higher. significant damage i saw was on fort myers beach there have been more than 700 confirmed rescues and likely many more than that. ainsley: florida s governor ron desantis there. he is going to have a press conference today at 8:45 a.m. with an update on ian and we will bring you that live. these before and after photos are showing the extent of the damage down in fort myers. a crew is being enforced is being enforced there to prevent all of the looting. brian: that s sad to think people would be thinking about florida. 2 million people still have no power. team coverage this morning trying to cover it all. it s not easy. meteorologist adam klotz is standing by with ian s latest track. robert ray is live in fort myers with a look at the damage. robert? good morning. as we are starting to see the beginnings of sunlight on this friday, which normally would
the president warns the republican congress would ban abortions nationwide. this is going to go one way or the other after november. i m phil mattingly in washington. pamela brown is off today. you are in the cnn newsroom. during a blockbuster hearing with the january 6th committee this week, former white house aide cassidy hutchinson painted a portrait of an infuriated donald trump on january 6th, include a individual vivid account of his behaviority inned suv and demands to be taken to the capitol. the president had the very strong, very angry response to that. described him as being irate. the president said something to the effect of i m the effing president, take me up to the capitol now. cnn has spoken with two sources within the secret service. and they say they also heard about the incident from multiple agents. the team trump has denounced the testimony as hearsay even though hutchinson says she s heard the story from white house deputy chief of staff f
10 to 25 years or more, people coming, seeking abortion. can you handle the increase? i don t know if we can handle the increase. the concerns from abortion providers as they brace for an influx of patients falling the reversal of roe v. wade. and stepping up to help those in need, how some food banks are providing more than just meals. thank you so much for starting your morning and your week with us. it is sunday, july 3rd. kristin, i don t know about you, some people were setting off fireworks early, they kept me up last night. really? already? in that rainstorm last night, we got a ton of rain here in washington last night. but, you know, boris, i don t know about you, after this show is over, i m staying put, because we re beginning another packed day on the road and at u.s. airports as millions of americans travel for the holiday weekend. so far nearly 200 flights have already been canceled, that s in addition to the more than 650 flights canceled yesterday.
bitten while swimming off the florida panhandle. we ll show you how to track sharks as some beaches temporarily close. crime without punishment: our cbs news investigation takes to us chicago where some murder cases are closed, even when no suspect is charged. and on the road with a birthday surprise that will help you savor what it means to be an american. this is the cbs evening news with norah o donnell, reporting from the nation s capital. garrett: good evening, everyone. thank you for joining us on this friday night. tonight the fourth of july holiday weekend is off tie hectic start as the nation matches pre-pandemic travel numbers. airlines and passengers worry about potential snarls thanks to staff shortages and larger-than-expected crowds. long lines and short tempers could ruin some independence day celebrations. airlines are urging their customers to check their flight status before heading to the airport. now, so far today, there have been more than 500 can