as residents do what they can to stay cool. across the west, the scorching heat is showing no signs of cooling off this holiday weekend. our a.c. at home could only do so much when we re in these triple-digits. reporter: in glendale, california, residents are seeking refuge at the galleria shopping mall. getting out to the mall and getting out of house to get a cool relief is nice. california is in the midst of the longest heat wave of the year. a major concern especially in large cities like los angeles where dark pavement and buildings could easily absorb heat bringing little relief overnight. skid row is an urban heat island which is why water is crucial especially when temperatures hit triple-digits. free water! reporter: that is why volunteers with water drop l.a. are checking up on the unhoused an the elderly.
everyone who relies on it remained the same you can shower or bathe. please make sure in the shower that your mouth s not open because, again, you do not want to ingest the water currently. reporter: with the boil-water notice now in place for the last month, the growing toll hitting hard. people are fed up they re running to bordering cities who have clean water to just bathe reporter: at a nearby medical clinic a loss in pressure temporarily knocked out a.c. units tankers are now the only source of clean water. it was hot. it was humid there was a lot of humidity in the building reporter: despite uncertainty being the only certainty, the city s mayor staying hopeful. when folks here in jackson ask, how much longer will i have to come pick up bottled water, what do you tell them? the good news is that we are seeing some good days today is a good day. last night was a good night. and we re seeing recovery in the system if that maintains, then we can see pressure restored
Denver has recorded 57 days this summer above 90 degrees, including a string of 90-plus degree days just this past week. It’s made for a brutal summer, especially for older folks on fixed incomes.
Francisco Alvarez, the owner of Rockstar Plumbing with 20 years of experience in HVAC, says a dirty filter is the number one reason your A/C might not be working.
electricity, including not charging your electric vehicle between 4 and 9:00 p.m. connell mcshane will join us, but kelly o grady is live in santa monica, california, at appropriately a tesla super charging station. what are residents being asked to do here, kelly? john, everything from not charging their electric vehicle to not turning on the a.c. during those peak hours, and it doesn t inspire a lot of confidence in residents and apologize, not just dealing with heat out here, but sound as well. it does not inspire a lot of confidence in residents as california races towards this future where we rely more on the grid. now, to get into what that flex alert as they are calling it asks residents to do, so the california grid operator, they are asking residents to voluntarily conserve energy between 4 and 9:00 p.m., and thermostat at 78 or higher, but avoid charging e.v.s.