reporter: tonight, that dangerous heat and humidity now taking aim at the east coast. so hot in philadelphia officials shoring up emergency resources to protect public health. the city of philadelphia has just declared a heat emergency. reporter: new york city potentially facing the longest heat wave in nine years. workers sweltering under the blazing sun. as we go through the evening hours check this out, even at 10:00, 11:00 still feels like 90 degrees with the heat and humidity. reporter: fueling storms in the south. soldiers injured and a flight - diverted after turbulence. eight people hurt. doctors urging meme to stay hydrated and avoid prolonged exposure outside. phelps hospital in westchester county, new york, seeing a 30% to 40% uptick in heat-related visits to the e.r. we see both heat-related emergencies, but then also significant heat can exacerbate
fine in the shade. we ve been here all day talking to folks. you know, we re talking about dangerous heat levels affecting much of the country. more than 80% of the u.s. population is going to see high temperatures above 90 degrees over the next several days, and we ve been talking about the heat in the south and the west. that heat wave has certainly reached the northeast now. there are heat advisories up and down the coast. philadelphia here in new york city, boston, boston s mayor michelle woo declaring a heat emergency. and so folks here are doing everything they can to stay cool. i spoke to someone here who s from west africa. she said it s hot where she s from, but she can t handle the heat here, and she s worried about what this says about a warming planet and even things like food security. take a listen. i was even thinking today will we have like even food to eat if, like or to keep warming up it this way, like what s going to happen.
an official heat wave. forecasters are now warning millions here in the northeast, this could last for six to seven days. boston tonight declaring a heat emergency. philadelphia extending that city s heat advisory through sunday already. and tonight no relief in the plains either. a grass fire forcing evacuations. these images tonight from oklahoma. dallas, oklahoma city and tulsa approaching 110 degrees in the days ahead. doctors and public officials urging caution tonight urging americans to stay incite if possible to stay cool and, of course, hydrate. make sure you re drinking water. power grids under stress and an anxious eye on texas and here in new york tonight con ed sending alerts to customers to conserve power and learned seven soldiers have been injured in a lightning strike at fort gordon in georgia and severe turbulence on a flight from tampa to nashville sending multiple people to the hospital. we do have it all covered. whit johnson leading us off here.
to come under pressure. at this rima to come under pressure. at this primary school to come under pressure. at this primary school in to come under pressure. at this primary school in weymouth - to come under pressure. at this | primary school in weymouth this week, caps and suncream have been the order of the day, and that was with temperatures around just 30 degrees. but with the possibility of 40 degrees. but with the possibility of a0 degrees by monday and tuesday, some schools have decided to close. and forecasters say this is all something we are going to have to get used to. something we are going to have to get used te something we are going to have to get used to. scientists believe now that we are get used to. scientists believe now that we are going get used to. scientists believe now that we are going to get used to. scientists believe now that we are going to see get used to. scientists believe now that we are going to see more - that we are going to see more