To show that they were the same kind of patriot as everyone else. Captioning sponsored by cbs captioning s this is the cbs evening news with scott pelley. Pelley good evening. Misery had plenty of company today. The country is suffering through the most widespread heat wave of the season. The combination of heat and humidity made it feel like the temperature was in triple digits in the places that you see in darkest red. 100 in new york. 102 in washington d. C. , 103 in baltimore. 105 in detroit. Heres why its so hot. A dome of High Pressure has settled over the eastern half of the country like a hot, wet blanket. And its not moving. Heat and humidity are very dangerous. In fact, they kill hundreds of americans every year, more than tornadoes, hurricanes, floods and lightning combined. We have two reports tonight. First Elaine Quijano with First Responders in new york. Elaine . Reporter well, scott, this is the fourth day of the heat wave here in new york. At this hospital and others,