and papal apology. pope francis visits canada on a mission to make amends. i m traveling with pope francis as he makes a historic trip to apologize to indigenous canadians. and later, the class of 2022. this year s inductees into the baseball hall of fame, representing 150 years of america s favote pastime. cooperstown! announcer: this the cbs weekend news from new york with jericka duncan. good evening and thanks for joining us on this sunday. we begin tonight with the nearly 80 million of you dealing with sweltering temperatures and extreme weather conditions today. thermometers reached triple digits across the northeast and washington, d.c., new york city, and philadelphia. the heat has been blamed for at least two deaths. newark, new jersey, hit 100 degrees today, the fifth day in a row, and the longest streak ever recorded for that city. cbs s elise preston has more tonight from new york city. and, elise, this weather is no laughing matter. reporter: definite
and me. i thought that was obvious. jg. tonight, record heat. the mercury climbing with much of the country under heat warnings and advisories. all that hot air could trigger potentially powerful storms. i m elise preston in new york with more on why experts warn these dangerous heat waves will keep happening. we ll have the very latest forecast. also tonight, out of control. in california, the explosive oak wildfire near yosemite park is spreading fast with thousands of homes at risk. more than 14,000 acres scorched since friday. the governor declaring a state of emergency in one county. tonight, the extraordinary conditions facing firefighters.