perry has told texas lawmakers to be back at the capitol for the showdown on abortion and the senator in pink tennis shoes. david kerley, abc news, washington. all right, nasa launched a satellite on a mission to examine a little studied region of the sun. it could help forecasters disturbances in space and they can understand those disturbances a little better that interfere with communications here on earth. it was a very unusual launch. the iris satellite rode into earth orbit on a pegasus rocket which was air launched over the pacific ocean. the mission will last two years. speaking of some hot stuff, how about the record heat being felt across the western united states? in los angeles, kids sought relief yesterday in the city s fountains. a heat alert there running through monday. the city opened emergency cooling centers for those without ac. some expected temperatures are staggering. asphalt in las vegas is around 200 degrees. they say death valley could reach 129 degrees.
to be back at the capitol for the showdown on abortion and the senator in pink tennis shoes. david kerley, abc news, washington. all right. nasa has launched a satellite on a mission to examine a little studied region of the sun. it could help forecasters disturbances in space and they can understand those disturbances a little better that interfere with communications here on earth. it was a very unusual launch. the iris satellite rode into earth orbit on a pegasus rocket which was air launched over the pacific ocean. the mission will last two years. speaking of some hot stuff, how about the record heat being felt across the western united states? in los angeles, kids sought relief yesterday in the city s fountains. a heat alert there running through monday. the city has opened emergency cooling centers for those without ac. some expected temperatures are staggering. asphalt in las vegas is around 200 degrees. they say death valley could reach 129 degrees. you don t want to be w
sweating out a summer strike of record-melting heat. over the next few days, temperatures will soar to 118 degrees in las vegas, 102 in salt lake city, and death valley may hit 129. in southern california, authorities are opening emergency cooling centers. i don t have air conditioning at home, so here it s nice and cool. we could see temperatures at least very close to the hottest temperatures ever recorded on earth. reporter: in las vegas, the asphalt could reach 200 degrees. little leaguers are braving the mercury to play ball. every five minutes, they tell us to go get some water, so we don t get overheated. reporter: in denver, the heat is making for piping hot playgrounds. the air here in denver is pushing 100 degrees, but measure the surface of this swing. 162 degrees. you want to be really careful.