soaring to nearly 120 degrees. the dangerous temperatures only expected to get worse over the next few days. and the record heat is fueling several new brush fires here in southern california. they are erupting in size and they are forcing evacuations. nbc news meteorologist michelle grossman is tracking the numbers for us but we will begin with nbc marissa power instilling, phoenix. marissa, just how are people they re coping with this incredible heat? yes listen it is no secret phoenix is used to soaring temperatures but even people who live there are struggling to find relief amid what could only be described as a heat marathon. millions of americans waking up to yet another day of extreme weather. water logged for ahmaud bracing for more rain after catastrophic flooding. down, south extreme heat breaking more records coast to coast. from miami, until death valley, or the hottest place on earth is about to get even hotter. predicted this weekend to reach a scorching 13
vermont, one day after catastrophic flooding across the state. ai is a fancy thing, two letters, artificial intelligence. vice president kamala harris raising eye brows after attempting to teach ai. what information is going into please rise and join me in a salute to the colors. welcome to the fdny color guards. present colors. o say can you see by the dawn s early light. what so proudly we hailed at the twilight s last gleaming. who s broad stripes and bright stars through the perilous please retire colors. carley: that was national bombshells performing the national anthem. we will go outside shortly. steve: we will. if you were planning to drive in the next hour through manhattan, you cannot go through sixth and seventh. it is closed. veterans are on bikes. today they will leave the square here in about 45 minutes and go 19 miles to coney island. brian: the general that runs the wounded warrior project is here. ainsley: look at that flag he
slaughter houses and restaurants to pay debtses to smugglers and traffickers. today they will call a hotline to say they are being abused, neglected and trafficked. it is argued the u.s. has become a middle man in a child trafficking operation by bad actors seeking to profit off the lives of children. brooke singman has more on what we will see today. brooke: when child migrants are found, they are transported to health and human services. the volume of unaccompanied children at the southern border has surged over the past two years with 70,000 this fiscal year. today s whistleblower testimony is expected to reveal how the surge is leading to explosive growth in child labor and the biden administration is ignoring the warning signs. one witness, an hhs whistleblower will testify i thought i was placing children in loving homes and instead found children are being trafficked through network that begins with being smuggled to the u.s. border and the child is delivered to a sp
beautiful day so let it steve: it s a beautiful day as u2 sings and we are looking live at boonville, missouri. that, actually, anheuser-busch has announced the birth of four new budweiser foals at the budweiser ranch. we will be meeting them today live as you see from missouri and new york city. brian is about to hop in a great big silver bird. brian: me and the pilot that s all. [airplane bell] brian: i will be with other people. fantastic. this is the first time that the super bowl returns to pre-pandemic levels. ainsley: oh, really? brian: in terms of arizona has been flooded. of the people, there is no more restrictions. nfl experience is off the charts. obviously that s going to be different from super bowl one with kansas city chiefs were in which was not even sold out. steve: it wasn t. they have didn t call it the super bowl then. and interestingly enough, last week, when we were in kansas city, large hunt jr. told us lamarhunt jr. told us how td
[cheering and applauding] stupid but before we get to the nitty-gritty president bidee has a special messagsie for us,a day late but cut him some slacke happy valentines. make no mistake.mi i mean it. [laughs] come on man it s a true story. [applause] greg: yes. all right. well said. i, like that i just ate a bag of expired medications, but at least his heart is in the right place. wow, how lucky for him that every day is valentine s day and it certainly is for his wife dr. jill. talk about an oral examination. maybe she forgot her tongue depressor. then again, she is a doctor, but what is it with jill biden and other people spouses? they don t just keep it in the family to keep it in the second family. oh stop it. save your clapping from when it matters. back to the matter at hand, the latest joe biden scandal and it s not about hunter or his junk, it is about joe s brother jimbo and i hope to god it is nothing to do with his junk, i ve seen enough of the joe