foolproof. yeah. you better worry. your friday forecast. heavy downpours, flooding, boston, new york, philly, d.c. thunderstorms from the ohio valley to memphis and little rock. some scattered showers along the gulf coast, dreb. ing rain in weks texas, and showers in the rockies. 70s from billings to albuquerque. in the middle of the country, from minneapolis to kansas city, 80s across the south. well another major tourist attraction is coming to the big apple. the world s tallest ferris wheel. that s right, the 625-foot-tall wheel capable of carrying more than 1,400 people will be built on staten island overlooking the statue of liberty and manhattan skyline. the privately funded project will cost $230 million. city officials hope it will draw millions of visitors. it should be finished in about three years. i m not getting on that. it will be a heck of a view. are you scared of heights? you know, i don t see it. so you re up there, ah wow, i m so high i could die.
race to be called off. then a pair of lightning strikes left at least one man dead. nine others were also injured. they struck at a parking lot behind one of the raceway s grandstands. a drier day in the northeast and midwest. strong storms with gusty winds in the carolinas. showers across the south. triple digits in the plains. monsoon storms in the southwest. thunderstorms in the northern rockies. mostly 90s from billings to albuquerque. 80s across the midwest and the east. 102 in dallas. 108 in phoenix. we have a question this monday morning. who needs all that serious competitive stuff like the olympics when we can show you this? check them out. some of the fastest wiener dogs on earth showing their stuff over the weekend. this was the 16th annual wiener schnitzel event. some dogs clearly taking it a lot more seriously. that guy is dog this well. some of the dogs, i m not leaving this gate, it s nice in here. some of the dogs advance to
here s a look at the rest of your weather. severe storms across texas. 70-mile-per-hour winds, hail and possible tornadoes from san antonio to houston and dallas. showers from oklahoma city, to cincinnati. a rain and snow mix from pittsburgh to upper new england. 40s here in the northeast. upper 50s in atlanta. upper 60s in new orleans. dallas at 63. kansas city, 44. omaha, 36. and mostly 30s from billings to albuquerque. and there was a new world record set this weekend. the longest, continuous hand bell ringing at salvation army red kettles. volunteers around the country set out to break the old record of 36 hours. that s a lot of ringing. three of those competitors shattered it, finishing in the wee hours of sunday morning, after standing at their kettles for 60 hours each. two bell ringers, side-by-side in indianapolis, broke the record. so did another dedicated guy in springfield, illinois. 60 hours, that s really that shows commitment. yes. ambition and commitment.
wilmington, north carolina, tampa, texas, oklahoma city and kansas city. thunderstorms expected for much of the rockies. 70s from billings to albuquerque, hot 96, phoenix. 59, fargo. 60 in detroit. 64, indianapolis. 60s boston to atlanta. 81 in new orleans. 84 in dallas. special shout out to you. thank you, thank you. i may be new around here. i know one thing, rob, you just love animal stories. warms my heart. every time. who couldn t love this one? there they are. white tiger cubs in china being nursed by a dog. and the little ones are just a month old. the dog had to step in as the surrogate mother when their real mom rejected them shortly after they were born. how can you reject these little faces? the first white tiger cubs raised with the help of the people in china. very cute. you love it. i know you do. come on. now. touches me. we ll be back with more world news now right after this.
martin. here s the rest of your monday forecast. showers and thunderstorms from the carolinas to florida and much of the gulf coast. also stormy with gusty winds and hail around sioux falls, omaha, kansas city and st. louis. showers in the desert southwest. rain from seattle to portland. mostly 90s from billings to albuquerque. phoenix still hot soaring to 109. dallas still hot, too, 104. 80 in the windy city, 75 in detroit, 81 here inew york and 91 in miami. and some powerful thunderstorms swamped part of the northeast over the weekend, leaving some areas knee-deep in water. philadelphia got 2 1/2 inches of rain in two hours causing flash floods that caught many drivers by surprise. the gushing water stranded some cars in the middle of the road and several thousand customers lost power. in other news now, the national football league is once again condemning violence at a football game. this time it happened in san francisco s candlestick stadium over the weekend.