across the country. take a look at the red quarter. temperatures expected to reach 104 degrees in parts of texas today, in the southeast, temperatures are expected to reach the upper 90s and more than just uncomfortable, it s dangerous. heat has already claimed the life of at least one person in illinois and adding to that, the heat is causing drought conditions in the deep south to intensify. also this morning, hundreds of thousands still without power in the chicago area after strong thunderstorms rolled through. officials warn the power there might not be back on until saturday. let s go live to rob marciano outdoors this morning, silly rob, in atlanta s piedmont park. sun still not up, so it s still probably manageable there. but a lot of the south waking up this morning to 80 degrees overnight or higher. yeah. that s the thing. really hasn t cooled down much overnight, ali. even if you re out before the sun comes up you re still feeling it. it hasn t been so much the r