hotter than it is. we have a bermuda high. it s high pressure over the bermuda area. it s easy to understand. it s bringing warm moisture and heat. we have warm temperatures filtering northeast. it brings in the moisture from the gulf. with that, we talk about the afternoon thunderstorms. it s a combination of the warm temperatures and the humidity that is so tough out there. there s the heat index in the 90s. hot and humid. it feels good in the morning, at least. the advantage of the early show. it s lovely. beautiful. thanks. most americans, it turns out, hate their job. according to a recent gallup study, 52% felt they were not engaged at work and just going through the motions. 52%. 18% were actively disengaged. not only do they not care about
the cost of fighting the black forest fire here in colorado has already topped $10 million. and that doesn t even count more than 500 homes that burned to the ground. scientists say human caused climate change is already helping shift the planet s natural balance, creating more heat waves, drought, and intense downpours. a stormy and expensive reality that s already on our doorstops. clayton sandell, abc news, colorado springs. checking the weather maps now, it looks like a lot of yesterday actually to be honest. more storms from the northern plains to the midwest and great lakes region. rain for parts of the northeast. afternoon thunderstorms from the deep south off to the mid-atlantic. showers in the pacific northwest. upper 60s, mid-70s along the west coast. it will be 88 degrees in miami, atlanta, and chicago. some nice weather to recover from the stanley cup celebration. all right. we have some congratulations to hand out this morning all because of this. hang on. pretty coo
there is a look at it. again, it s really daytime heating that will get things going. as brian mentioned, yes, it really feels like summer out there and we ll hang on to that again today. we also have a few wind producing, hail producing storms, as well, that got going during the heat of the afternoon. a few spots coming in already in the lower 70s. that s summer like weather and there is a good stretch of 90s. we ll hang on to pretty warm numbers for the next couple of days. still look out for the chance for afternoon thunderstorms. coming up at the top of the hour on morning joe, russia responding to the u.s. demands for edward snowden s extradition. let s just say it wasn t exactly friendly. and when we come back heerks ck will huddle around the cooler. jim carrey taking a stand against one of his own movies. [ male announcer ] erica had a rough day.
drought and heat waves, another $30 billion. the cost of fighting the black forest fire here in colorado has already topped $10 million. and that doesn t even count more than 500 homes that burned to the ground. scientists say human caused climate change is already helping shift the planet s natural balance, creating more heat waves, drought, and intense downpours. a stormy and expensive reality that s already on our doorstops. clayton sandel, abc news, colorado springs. checking the weather maps now, it looks like a lot of yesterday actually to be honest. more storms from the northern plains to the midwest and great lakes region. rain for parts of the northeast. afternoon thunderstorms from the deep south off to the mid-atlantic. showers in the pacific northwest. upper 60s, mid-70s along the west coast. 88 in miami, atlanta, chicago. some nice weather to recover from the stanley cup celebration. all right. we have some congratulations to hand out this morning all because of this
an interesting situation. we are talking about the fire danger. what is good for the pacific northwest that s helping the drought conditions means more critical fire danger, dry humidity and strong winds. that s the bad side of the storm. we have a lot of rain out there. nothing too heavy. typical afternoon thunderstorms. showers to the south. it s hot and humid for us. we are used to that. happy monday. thanks. to south africa where nelson mandela s condition is detireuating. the leader has been downgraded from serious to critical condition as he battles a lung infection. we are live this morning. good morning. reporter: indeed, south africa is waiting for news. when the news did come, it was bad, that his condition deteriorated. he is now in a critical condition in this hospital behind me.