reporter: in italy, a tornado and hail and lightning and high winds battered the balkans. in california, more extremes. snow cleanup. today the tioga pass, a major mountain high to yosemite national park, finally reopened to tourists. but the rest of the state still suffering under sizzling temperatures that will roll into august. experts say the heat is so intense across the nation, it could send 235,000 people to emergency rooms this summer. adriana. elise preston, thank you. for more on the expanding heatwave, let s check in with meteorologist lin-manuel miranda from our partners at the weather channel. yeah, we do have some heat that is going to continue to soar across the area as we head to tomorrow. triple digits once again. we could see this in places redding, fresno and even vegas. phoenix getting in on the action, too.