air traffic control asking, are you okay? first tonight, the life-threatening heat across this country. tonight, more than 127 million americans under heat alerts at we come on the air. new york city firefighters in brutal temperatures battling those massive fires in manhattan and the bronx. philadelphia issuing a heat emergency tonight. fires breaking out along the new jersey turnpike during the come mute home. and amtrak passengers stuck for hours. service halted from philadelphia to new york to connecticut. our team on it all tonight. and ginger zee with the latest heat forecast. and now the storms we re watching from detroit right into parts of the northeast. we re also following the deadly fires in new mexico. at least 1,400 homes and businesses destroyed. tonight, president biden approving a major disaster declaration for the state. the scare onboard a southwest passenger jet. the plane suddenly dropping to about 525 feet above the ground, coming close to a school
militants when in fact they accidentally kill civilians. and that happened just last year in may of 2023 when us central command said that it was targeting getting an ice, an al-qaeda operative. and in fact, they ended up killing a farmer in syria. and of course we all remember that botch drone strike in kabul in 2021 when the us was withdrawing and said they were targeting isis operatives there. when in fact they killed a family of ten civilians. and so well isis does a while, the us does say it s going after these isis militants, these al-qaeda operatives it is always important to ask the question of how they can be short. these are in fact al-qaeda and terrorist operatives and not civilians. in this case, they say there s no indication that civilians were hard hi, i m sarah for tran. thank you for that. another hour. i ve seen a new central starts right now it, is like cramming for a test, but it s still not making the honor roll, but the future of the country, if not the
morning which is expected to slam texas and louisiana with rain, winds and flooding. the impact is being felt for hundreds of miles and janice dean is here tracking it all. plus a teen planning to go to college in oakland california but his parents are already yanking them out because they were robbed on the latest visit to campus. the student and the parents all here live. and a father and son law enforcement are teaming up to boost police recruitment in another major city we think you ll love this story. they are here to share their family s legacy of service. you are watching fox & friends first on this thursday morning i m carley shimkus, and i m todd piro we re going to bring you all this but first we start on the campaign trail. guess what? we re officially one week away from the cnn presidential debate and president biden heads to camp david to focus on prepping for it. carley: a new pocks news polls shows a shift for the first time this year. brooke singman is
heat alert and temperatures soar across midwest and northeast. janice dean is tracking it all. and one of the closest primaries in the country is too close, the latest vote count out of virginia. and u.s. open champion bryson dechamgeau is left off the u.s. olympic team, take a closer look at that controversial decision. you are watch ing fox and friends first, i m carley shimkus. todd has the day off, we start with a fox news alert. major league baseball hall of famer willie mays has died. two-time m.v.p. and all star regarded as one of the greatest players in history. his son says, i want to thank you for unwaivering love you have shown him over the years. he was an incred ible hitter an defender, becoming an icon with plays like this over the shoulder grab in the 1954 world series known as the catch. fans gathered at willie mays plaza. rob manfred, bill melugin measures mbe lb commission er. he will never forget this true giant on and off the field. willie mays is 93 yea
jong-un in north korea this morning. why it s raising concerns in washington. later, saying farewell to the say hey kid. how baseball is honoring icon willie mays who died at 93. . and as cities across the country celebrate the juneteenth holiday, we ll take you to one chicago community where families are gathering despite the brutal heat. it is great to have you with us. it is 10:00 eastern and i m ana cabrera reporting from new york. we begin with the dangerous weather facing millions across the country, lashing rains and strong winds already hitting the gulf coast for what could be the season s first tropical storm. and wildfires turning deadly burning up the west fueled by the dry heat that s also baking millions of people from michigan to maine, a day after temperatures broke records across the country. nbc s sam brock is standing by for us on a looming storm in galveston, texas. maura barrett is in chicago. there s a little bit of a breeze thankfully there. we know