late last night, it hit the area as the hurricane with winds of up to 85 miles per hour, sweeping over eight cruise ship and several low-lying villages. we also have some breaking news. reporting this hour that this was the hottest july on record since 1895. if you felt hot in july, you were right. janice dean was telling us all about what is happening. you have a lot to keep your eye on. maybe that is why randy travis wasn t wearing any clothes. [laughter] jenna: there is always an explanation, you know? the hottest july on record. the hottest month. we will talk about it now, hurricane ernesto, under the 1936, which was the peak of the gospel. just incredible statistics. this is hurricane ernesto as it moves across the peninsula and into the basement.
wanting to protect himself. and hurricane ernesto is pounding the yucatan peninsula. now back to hardball. welcome back to hardball. more details are emerging about wade michael page, gunman who police say killed six and injured three at a sikh temple this sunday. including the powerful role music had in his life and the white supremacy culture. genre referred to as hate rock that spouts racist lyrics and used in recruitment efforts. for more insight let me bring in main mink. also back with us from yesterday is pete simi, professor of criminology. he met page ten years ago. thank you so much.
berman. nice to have you. i m zoraida sambolin. up first, the shooting rampage in tucson, arizona, takes a dramatic step this morning. jared lee loughner now facing a lifetime in prison after pleading guilty to a shooting that killed six people and almost killed a former member of congress, gabrielle giffords. under the plea deal loughner will be sentenced to life in prison with no parole but will avoid the death penalty. the u.s. attorney prosecuting the case says loughner s mental state was a big factor in this decision. the doctors who have treated and observed mr. loughner since the shooting agree that he suffered from a severe mental illness. that is severe schizophrenia. at the time of the shooting and before the shooting. the fragility of his continued competency to stand trial was taken into account. we re live in tu san. we re used to seeing loughner s picture we just showed on the screen. you saw him in the courtroom yesterday. how did he look to you? report