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scattered debris practically everywhere you turn kate kathy park for us, thank you. the brutal heatwave in the west and south is hitting new highs today, and there is no relief expected for days. marissa parra has the latest from phoenix, which hit a new record this weekend reporter: in california, the heat compounded by flames, with a fourth wildfire now threatening homes near los angeles and prompting evacuation warnings if it gets any worse, starts coming back this way, i got to figure out what to do. reporter: the seemingly endless heatwave getting even hotter las vegas pushing towards new record highs. in miami, an excessive heat warning a real feel of 105, just as thousands pack in for tonight s concert and welcome for soccer star lionel messi. phoenix breaking a record this weekend, hitting 118 degrees, now on day 17 of temps at or over 110 these temps today are going to be absolutely outrageous. we do not want anybody having heatstroke. reporter: volunteer monique
vines, clinging to whatever we could, a log, saw cars floating, saw a jeep flipped over it was like nothing i ve ever seen. reporter: so you were clinging on the trees? oh, yeah. reporter: wow. i didn t want to die. reporter: devastation felt all across the northeast as communities grapplpled with ththe suddenen onslaughtht of totorrential d downpours from scenes like in torrington, connecticut, to pouring rain in fitchburg, massachusetts. the extreme weather canceling more than 1,400 flights nationwide as millions from virginia to maine brace for the threat of more flooding tonight. and kathy park joins me now from hard hit washington crossing, pennsylvania kathy, we heard them say they re still actively searching for people kate, that s right. crews say they will be working throughout the night to find those missing kids but as you can see, they re up against a lot of challenges like buckled roads, washed out bridges, and
ladders. others tending to the injured. i looked out my window and saw the flames coming out of the window. reporter: new york city s mayor eric adams calling it one of the worst fires in the city s history. the impact of this fire is going to really bring a level of just pain and despair in our city. the numbers are horrific reporter: dozens were injured and transferred to five different city hospitals. it is the second fire with major fatalities in a week. just days ago, 12 perished in this fire in a philadelphia row house. the lengthy investigation is getting under way. a painful and horrific day for a community now in mourning. we ll be here for this community to help them navigate through this during the tragedy, we are going to be here for each other kathy joins us live from the bronx what can you tell us
about the smoke alarms were they working? reporter: well, kate, officials say there are smoke alarms throughout the building in fact, a resident heard an alarm, saw the smoke, then called for help right away. but tonight still so many questions on what went wrong kate kathy park, thank you. the mayor of new york acknowledging that fire came as the nation is battling covid as well. this week could prove to be one of the most challenging yet. one estimate says 5 million people could be home sick in the coming days possibly crippling critical services now hospitals overwhelmed with patients are struggling to find the staff to care for them sam brock has more reporter: the omicron variant may be spreading at the speed of light but its grip on american workers is slowing down critical services we have over 500 employees throughout baptist health that have come down with covid. reporter: at baptist health in