shift to the northwest over the next couple of days as well. look at that medford 101 degrees. these could be some record-breaking high temperatures here across the western states over the next several days. of course, you can follow those headlines by downloading the fox weather app. for now though, tossing it back in to you ashley. thanks adam we start your headlines with this, top spokesman for russian president vladimir putin reveals the kremlin is in contact with the u.s. over a prisoner tap that could involve detained wall street journalist evan gershkovich. the kremlin responding to the deal quote we have already state there had are certain contacts in progress regarding this issue but we do not want to make them public. they must be followed and maintained in complete silence. the admission comes a day after the u.s. ambassador to russia met. the secret service found suspected cocaine in the white
pacific northwest. portland, medford, minneapolis, the southeast carolinas were also heating up as well. you factor in the humidity there. it s going to feel warmer than it is. as we look at the heat, the numbers are kind of unbelievable out west. las vegas 112 today. 7 degrees above what is typical for this time of year. palm springs, 119. 88 degrees in portland, and boise into the 90s as well. that is today and tomorrow as well. then we re looking at portions of the midwest. this heat does expand to the north. madison, wisconsin, 91 degrees. almost 10 degrees above what is expected. 92 in sioux falls. 95 in little rock, as we go throughout tomorrow. this is july 4th out and about with parades, have the sprinklers out, get in the air-conditioning and shade, temperatures in the 90s in chicago. 91 degrees there. that s 8 degrees above what is typical for this time of year.
sell na, also the chance for really strong thunderstorms. that s the first part of the story. then we have the ongoing heat we ve been talking about for days, weeks. 36 million people impacted. the southwest especially. we re going the feel like 115 in some spots. air temperatures will be 115 in some spots. portland, medford. the pacific northwest, that s going to take over. the southeast, parts of carolinas and parts of the southeast are really warm, too. it s going to feel warmer than it is because of the humidity. on july 4th, look at the green on the map. a lot of us will need the umbrella. a lot of the parades will be rained upon. the plains and northwest, the severe threat through the northern plains still really hot in the southwest. dangerously hot. you want to take, get indoors when you can. air-conditioning and soggy throughout the southeast into the carolinas up the mid-atlantic and the northeast. we re sort of pressing repeat on the weather. we re going to see these storms
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