continuing to break a record. 44 in a row. houston on monday could set their record streak. right now houston has had 12 days in a row of record setting heat. the heat continues. drought continues. no big changes. just a little nice shower and thunderstorm action for some of us this morning here in dallas. back to you. cooling things off at least briefly. thank you so much, mike seidel in dallas. wall street s wild week. how will ups and downs affect the average consumer? we have answers at the bottom of the hour. specialists, lots of doctors, lots of advice. and my hands were full. i couldn t sort through it all. with unitedhealthcare, it s different. we have access to great specialists, and our pediatrician gets all the information. everyone works as a team. and i only need to talk to one person about her care. we re more than 78,000 people looking out for 70 million americans. that s health in numbers. unitedhealthcare.
this scene played out across scandinavia earlier today. people pausing to remember the victims of that attack. as norway mourns we are hearing more from people who risked their lives to save others. our cnn s michael holmes caught up with one of them. it s not a huge boat. how many people did you put in here? the first round i believe it was 14. reporter: 14. yes. and then i had to address the oldest one and said you have to stay ashore. i promise i will come back and get you. they respected that. i said, sit down and wait. i went to the mainland. i went back again and they were agreed upon sitting there and i just waved to them like this and they waved back and we made a contact and got them in the boat. well, the clock is ticking on the debt limit crisis. there is no deal, if no deal by august 2nd, that means higher interest rates for you, a financial mess for the country, and the talks over the weekend, well, essentially they didn t go anywhere. so now republic
same amount of calories. reporter: the meat industry has been labeling processed meats for years. but common cuts of beef and poultry have always been labeled on a voluntary basis. jennifer johnson, nbc news, washington. in health news this morning, ronald lee hakim warri ronald lee hair rick, recognized as the world s first organ transplant has died of complications following heart surgery. harrikc gave his kidney to his brother in 1954 keeping his brother alive for eight years. for more information on this and other health stories, you can check out the health page at msnbc.com. to sports where the worst year of brett favre s illustrious career has not only seen the end of his record streak, but his image tarnished as well. here is nbc s mario solis. even when he doesn t play, he
has been labeling processed meats for years. but common cuts of beef and poultry have always been labeled on a voluntary basis. jennifer johnson, nbc news, washington. in health news this morning, ronald lee herrick, recognized as the world s first organ transplant has died of complications following heart surgery. he was 79. herrick gave a kidney to his twin brother richard in a 5 1/2 hour operation in boston in 1954 keeping his brother alive for eight years. for more information on this and other health stories, you can check out the health page at msnbc.com. to sports where the worst year of brett favre s illustrious career has not only seen the end of his record streak, but his image tarnished as well. here is nbc s mario solis. even when he doesn t play, he finds a way to make headlines.
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