live pictures from las vegas where later this evening the democrats will square off in their first debate. we ll break down what s at stake for hillary clinton, bernie sanders and the rest of the field. plus, on the republican side, jeb bush is just minutes away from unveiling his plan to repeal and replace obamacare. keep an eye on that live event for you as well. big news out of the investigation into what brought down malaysia airlines flight mh-17. investigators confirm it was shot down by a russian-made missile. a lot more in a live report next. i m meteorologist bill karins in the business travel forecast is about as quiet and nice as could be. only major airport could see some minor problems would be miami with some afternoon thunderstorms. we re also watching very warm conditions from texas covering much of the west with some near-record highs possible in
supporters or are they going in part for friday night entertainment? it s hard to measure that right now. you know, honestly, donald trump creates a lot of excitement wherever he goes. there s a lot to be excited about just in the city of mobile right now. i think we will have to measure after the event and see what people think. we will welcome anybody coming on the presidential tour. we are delighted donald trump chose us first. this sean outdoor venue. are there concerns about weather tomorrow night? if you know anything about mobile, we do have a lot of afternoon thunderstorms. we re hoping that tomorrow night will be pretty. we have plan b. we will go to one of the other venues. we will be ready regardless of the rain. there s an indoor venue big enough to handle a crowd that size? no, it s not big enough. it will be a smaller crowd. i still think it will be a very exciting crowd and show the excitement that s been
again. close to record temperatures for some of the areas. 32 million people in the hot pink color, that is an area with the heat warning in effect from greenville and baton rouge. heat index here could be from 105 to 110. 102 in the shade by jackson this afternoon. new orleans also sits two shy of the record temperatures. tremendous humidity will exacerbate the problem. the heat and humidity is built over the west. a cooling trend in jackson to 96. new orleans in the low 90s. that is normal for this time of year. improving conditions. the next line of active weather, southern portions of kentucky to western tennessee to nashville and memphis. especially afternoon thunderstorms possible. the severe scale is a 1. large hail and damaging winds is
the next few days. case in point, new york, 86 degrees. into the mid-80s. we have been running a good ten degrees above average. same thing with the forecast for the nation s capital. the heat warnings continue here for the southeast. we are talking about highs in the 90s. with the humidity and dew point into the 70s, it will feel 100 to 105 degrees once again later this afternoon. what will save us is a few showers and afternoon thunderstorms. christine. those are hot temperatures. thanks, ivan. the buzz around harper lee s go set a watchman has paid off. it sold 1.1 million copies in one week making it the fastest selling book in the history of the publisher. watchman sparked controversy over the lawyer in lee s first book to kill a mockingbird.
showers and afternoon thunderstorms. christine. thank you. the buzz surrounding harper lee s go set a watchman it sold 1.1 million copies in a week. watchman sparked controversy of atticus finch. in this book he is portrayed as a segregationist. jordan spieth s quest for the grand slam ending in disappointment at st. andrews. so who took home the claret jug? andy scholes has that in the bleacher report next.