thank you. eric: and we begin a fox news alert. a deadly heat wave gripping two thirds of the nation. 200 million people are under warnings and advisories. the stress from the central u.s. up to the east coast to maine. temperatures for many, reaching the triple digits. hello everyone welcome to a brand-new hour of america s news headquarters , i m eric shawn. laura: i am laura ingle in for arthel neville on this very hot sunday. some americans will see a temperature index as high as 117 degrees today. experts are urging people in the sweltering heat to limit time outside, drink lots of water and nowhere the nearest cooling stations or in case power goes out. we are live off of the studios in new york city with jacqui heinrich.
a scorching heat wave in the eastern u.s. and dan is being blamed for the deaths of at least 18 people since sunday. in quebec. all the victims lived alone ask none had air-conditioning. they are urging people to beat the heat at swimming pools, air-conditioned buildings and 19 cooling stations. they are asking everyone to check on neighbors and family members. who might be at risk. so let s bring in meteorologist. to take look at this. and of course when is relief coming? we have 24 more hours and we have feel a change in the temperature. and a change in the humidity. this heat wave has been going on since the end of june. this is a prolonged heat wave event. this is difficult for people
cooling stations and centers put in place in communities throughout the midwest and northeast. people doing everything they can to stay cool while enjoying themselves. in a now. i knew it would be hot out here and it s been amazing ever since i took my shirt off. i m planning on getting burned today. i m not planing on getting burned today. animals says susan l. and i were given ice cube treats msdn fans put in place. meanwhile coming storm hit on thursday night knocking out power for 60,000 people in missouri and illinois while some residents are still frustrated at temperatures come and they start edging closer to near triple digit temperatures. i ve got to take care of different areas first as they are told to.
blistering heat outside our air conditioned offices to find out how people are coping. reporter: jon, when temperatures hit 90 degrees or more for three consecutive days, it s officially a heat wave. tomorrow marks the first heat wave of 2018 for new york city, the high temperature today, 98 degrees but it feels like 101. that s called the heat index. when you combine that humidity with the temperature, well, it feels like triple digits for much of the midwest and the northeast. heat warnings are in effect for chicago, saint lewis, memphis, philadelphia, new york city and boston, heat advisories along the midwest and most of the northeast. an excessive heat warning for chicago, it felt like 112 on saturday, 110 today, cooling stations and centers were set up all along communities in the midwest and the northeast. people are doing everything they can to stay cool while enjoying themselves. you have to get in the water when it s these temperatures or you re just going to have some
now that they ve reached the destination, i think everyone is kind of just catching their breath, cooling off a little bit. we do know that some 45 people had to be treated by, you know at cooling stations and by paramedics here just because it is so incredibly hot. the protesters started at lafayette park, we then moved down pennsylvania avenue making stops in front of the trump hotel, we also made stops in front of the department of justice and then we continued down pennsylvania avenue to make it here where, again, you can see people are just taking a time out and cooling off, but everyone so passionate, so much energy, so much enthusiasm from these protesters. they said, yeah, it s hot out here, but that s all secondary. they wanted everyone to hear their message. they do not agree with the separations of separation of