dangerous people s hands. also this hour, breaking news, a showdown in international waters. the u.s. navy says they stopped iran from suspected attempts to seize two oil tankers. and just 48 hours ago, scorched earth, the new unofficial hottest day in human recordkeeping. we re going to begin the hour, though, with the number 351. that s the total number of mass shootings in the united states so far this year according to the gun violence archive. it affected many american cities this july 4th weekend. a shooting at a block party on sunday in baltimore left two dead and 28 injured. in philadelphia, five were killed including a teen boy. and more than a thousand miles away in fort worth, texas, three people died after gunfire broke out. on independence day, a celebration turned tragic in louisiana leaving three people dead. police there say it was hard to reach victims because of so many parked vehicles belonging to families and friends in the crowds. in our nation s capi
one expert says nothing gets the jury s attention like the defendant on tape. and he will join me next. also this hour, defiant words, steps from red square, president vladimir putin s new message to military and law enforcement in the wake of the rebellion. does the west now have an opening to negotiate? and from sweltering heat to grape-sized ice shooting from the sky, tens of millions across the country are being hit with extreme weather as flights across the country are hit with massive delays and cancellations. but we begin with a key piece of evidence in the classified documents case surrounding former president trump. now available for everyone to hear. this new recording obtained first by cnn takes us inside a 2021 conversation in bedminster between trump, his staff and people working on a memoir for mark meadows. the sound putting trump s voice to the text in the federal indictment with him clear as day declaring this is secret information. take a listen. this
these brothers and sisters, aged 2 to 8, dead, family members say they were ripped from their parents arms. witnesses say the waters were so powerful that in just seconds they swept away homes that had been standing for generations. cnn just obtained new video from one flood victim who says his family is trapped and cannot get out of that neighborhood. the whole road is blocked off. survivors are pleading for some help after losing every tangible thing. it is unbelievable. i took a chance to go up in the hollers. there s no internet or power. in a lot of places they say we won t have water for months. people are bringing stuff in, but as fast as they bring it in, it goes out. we need help more than anything. i don t care if it s a pair of fruit of the looms. babies need diapers, formula. we need everything that s possible to get here. cnn s evan mcmorris is there. are the rescues still happening right now? reporter: yes, victor, they are. i will say in perry county
headline coming up. that s the climate part. now let s go to weather, what you feel today in this week. it s still hot in many areas, the dangerous heat is mostly in the desert southwest. doesn t feel great, though, in florida. 105 in new orleans, jacksonville, this is the heat index, this is in the shade when you factor in the temperature and humidity. it s been very humid up the east coast this holiday weekend, right into today. d.c. almost feels like 100 now too, and the areas that will get the storms that will cool you off will be in the middle of the country. as far as records go, we re not shattering records. this isn t the heat wave that led to the holiday weekend. we have a chance in el paso, tucson, oregon is very warm, possible record heat and a few records possible in areas of florida today. we have been tracking a few thunderstorms. later today, we ll be watching areas in north texas and also near chicago. so, you know, it s going to be one of those summers when, you know,
i ll send sam a light-colored shirt. that s what i ll send him. baking in the sun too. from tucson to jacksonville, florida, everyone is here under some sort of heat headline and we re expanding it up through the mississippi valley, into areas of the tennessee valley. so, who is the hottest out there right now? san angelo. rosalynn is heading up there close to 110 later on today. del rio, the eighth day in a row, we ll see if they can break their daily record high. the heat dome is sitting here, right over the top of texas. it is going to slide a little bit. that s why the heat is going to expand in areas like st. louis, the southern ohio valley, and the tennessee, mississippi, alabama, little rock, 105 on thursday. st. louis, 101. dallas, hottest day wednesday at 104 degrees. when you factor in the humidity, our friends in new orleans, wednesday, 115 will be the worst for you. that s in the shade, by the way. then as far as records go, numerous records, missouri, two areas of louisi