quit. more than 60 million americans are under heat alerts, with temperatures expected to once again soar into the 90s and heat indexes receiving 100 degrees. newark, new jersey, hit 102, and boston hit 100 degrees yesterday. relief may be on the way for the northeast, but temperatures are now expected to build throughout the week in the pacific northwest and central plains. in california, a wildfire is raging outside yosemite national park. the oak fire it s called, which exploded over the weekend has burned more than 16,000 acres and forced evacuations of multiple towns. it s just 110% contained right now. cnn s reporter is standing by live in california with the latest on this. camilla, what are you hearing right now? reporter: hey, kate. for the first time since this fire started, we are seeing some progress, that 10% containment. it is a big deal. over the last couple of days, we ve been at sooepercent. the early morning hours, the ke cooler temperatures are really hel
right now more than 85 million americans are under excessive heat warnings and advisories and in the northeast, the heat forced organizers of the boston triathalon to postpone the event. new york city s triathalon will go forward as scheduled tomorrow but there will be changes to ensure safety of participants. cnn sdoval is in new york with more on how the city is trying to keep people cool. reporter: you may say it is july, it is supposed to be hot. but meteorologists are saying by the time we finally get some relief here in new york possibly next week, new yorkers will have experienced temperatures above 90 degrees for seven straight days. the last time that was experienced was back in 2013. the national weather service predicting the dangerous july heat wave is far from subsiding. after blistering parts of the nation s south this week, forecasters expect temperatures in the northeast will soar above normal for this time of year. i sat outside here until ten to 4:00 thi
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