why are so many policies being canceled? and some insurance rates more than doubling. plus, messi s magical moment as he prepares to take the field in miami. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. good evening, everyone. it s good to be back with you on this monday night. in this summer of extremes the weather on the minds of so many tonight trying to recall if they ve ever seen conditions so bad. the answer would be a resounding no for many living in the southwest suffering under a long duration triple-digit heat wave. right now roughly 76 million are under heat alerts from california to south florida. dozens of cities seeing new records including las vegas, phoenix and el paso, which is now in its 32nd day of 100-plus temperatures. the northeast trying to recover from torrential and deadly rainfall. in pennsylvania the search intensifying for two small children
he is miami s new hometown hero. last night argentinean superstar lionel messi made his official debut with his new team. and what a welcome it was. guad venegas was there. reporter: a packed house to welcome the king of soccer. the best number 10 in the world, lionel andres messi! reporter: inter miami throwing a massive celebration rivaling a super bowl halftime show to welcome the hottest new signing in professional soccer. even a delay from a thunderstorm couldn t dampen the excitement. [ speaking non-english ] the argentinean considered one of the best players of all time, signing a 2 1/2-year contract. he s like a world icon. history right here. the first day of messi. reporter: among
those in attendance, messi s new boss and inter miami co-owner david beckham. tonight is a typical miami welcome for one of the greatest players to ever have played the game. reporter: a moment of messi madness for a city thrilled to embrace the flamingo pink. and tonight these are the hottest jerseys in miami with fans scrambling to get their hands on a pink number 10. messi is expected to play his first game on friday. he ll undoubtedly face a big challenge here with inter miami currently tied for last place. but perhaps this hero can turn things around and bring a new revolution to soccer in america. guad venegas, nbc news, miami. and that s nightly news for this monday. thanks for watching. i m lester holt. please take care of yourself and each other. good night.
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