chicago hit with severe flash flooding stunning drivers stunned by the sudden rushing water. nascar fans faced downpours for the city s first street race delayed by 90 minutes due to the weather and it was shortened by 25 laps. still exciting though, a lot of fun to watch and today on the west coast residents are warned to brace for extreme heat with temperatures in some areas expected to soar, get this, over 115 agrees so we check in with meteorologist adam klotz for our fox weather forecast. adam. very active weather across the country continuing to see at least some of that here early this morning and it will linger the next couple of days. all those thunderstorms have been largely on the eastern half of the country. this is a 12 hour radar loop and you see the explosion of thunderstorms every single afternoon and evening. expect to see something similar again today. early this morning you see those storms die down they pick up in the afternoon and evening hours but
ticket behind at a liquor store and the owner then tried to claim the winnings for herself. lottery officials were suspicious when the store owner attempted to present the ticket ripped and burned. she is currently facing several charges including larceny. meanwhile you can throw your own hat in the ring for tonight s lottery drawing ahead of independence day. the powerball jackpot now soaring to $522 million after no one had the lucky ticket for saturday s drawing. the winner could take home almost 270 million bucks if they choose the cash option. it is the second time this year the powerball jackpot hit the half a billion dollar mark. that s a lot of money guys. rachel: sure is. steve: that story about the store clerk with the winning ticket. rachel: i know. larceny. yikes. joey: could fund a war with that money. steve: for a minute. all right. thank you very much. rachel: thanks carley. it s the day before independence day and we re thinking about what makes us proud ame
means keeping your family protected. martha: never know what will happen here. bill: you wore green and i wore red tie because 27 days away from christmas. martha: we re getting in the christmas mode, right? happening now starts right now. see you tomorrow, everybody. jenna: brand new stories and breaking news. jon: there are massive protests in egypt right now against president mohammed morsi s latest power grab. as anger grows the muslim brotherhood announces plans for its own demonstration. police combing a million dollar mansion for clues after a violent home invasion. plus there is still time to try your luck as the powerball jackpot hit as record 500 million smackers. it is ail happening now.