in france today for funeral services of the teenager shot and killed by police this week. a fourth night of protests, following the shooting, are underway. and the president of france canceled his trip to germany and deployed extra police to restore order. more than 1000 people have been arrested. a heat dome, as it s cold, is bringing dangerous temperatures to the south and midwest this holiday weekend. temps are in the high 90s, and the humidity is making it feel like it s over 100. severe thunderstorms are also expected throughout the weekend. and this is not help travel. saturday over 4000 flights were delayed. another 200 were canceled due to severe storms. travels are advised to keep checking for flight delays and cancellations. more american voices for you after this break. ter this break freshness boosters. it has long-lasting light scent, no heavy perfumes, and no dyes. finally, a light scent that lasts all day. downy light! when i was diagnosed with h-i-v, i didn t know who i
across the rockies and potential for severe storms from texas all the way toward the great lakes with bulls eye for the upper midwest, definitely hail potential here, strong winds and tornados, as we get into thursday when things come together with severe weather ingredients. one is extreme heat, we will set records across the plane states. 100 in abilene, high 90s across southern planes toward mississippi river valley and the heat hangs on through the weekend for the central u.s. we will set records for kansas city, 94 today, 95 on thursday and we will drop temperatures in the northeast along the east coast. cooler than average, but abundant sunshine. colin:
the vaccine. you know, with the wave and the line moving up, anybody that s unvaccinated, communities that are unvaccinated, the virus goes there and attacks that community. it s also the reason why, going back to the booster discussion, christi, i think it s really important that people realize that, yes, people are talking about booster shots. that doesn t mean that the vaccine doesn t work. it means we want to make this vaccine even more effective. so for our viewers listening people should not be discouraged by the booster shot. it just means we re going to kick up the immunity from the low 80s to the high 90s, back to where it was, after two shots of moderna or pfizer. so when we talk about the waning vaccine, do you see this booster being the first of what will become an annual booster? like flu? yes, that s the million dollar question, christi. i think we ll just have to wait and see. this is a pandemic that s going
ashley: a fox news alert, extreme heat is expected to hamper efforts to battle several raging wildfires in the west. the tamarack blaze torched more than 23,000 acres, leading to major evacuations. todd: there s also the threat of lightning which could spark new fires. senior meteorologist janice dean here with our fox weather forecast. every year this seems to happen because you have a lot of brush that s dry, the lightning comes and we get in the situation we re in. and we have extreme to exceptional drought and the wildfire season started early. it will be an ongoing threat for a number of weeks. we have red flag warnings, meaning conditions are favorable for the starting and spreading of wildfires, from california to the northwest. forecast highs not good. high 90s, 100-degree temperatures. that gets up towards the northwest where of course they had historic heat and that s going to continue not only today but tuesday and wednesday, a little bit of relief along the coast but inte
making it challenging for firefighters working to put out a 7-alarm fire just outside the city on tuesday. in portland, after three days of triple digit temperatures peaking at 116 degrees monday, the fire and rescue department announced fireworks will be banned indefinitely ahead of the holiday weekend. heat-related illnesses sending hundreds of people to local emergency rooms and urgent care clinics. they are very busy. they have been distributing patients and working to make more room in the hospitals to help with some of the logjams. reporter: and in seattle a new record high of 108 degrees monday. the extreme weather wreaking havoc on washington s roads causing some to crack and buckle. it s scary. i mean, you never know when you could be the one who falls into it, a sinkhole. reporter: in new york city, as temperatures hit the high 90s, air cool ditioning service crews are working around the clock to install and fix units.