did during the crisis. we have it all covered tonight starting with priscilla thompson in a sweltering new orleans. reporter: destructive storms and deadly heat. a one-two punch of extreme weather is sweeping the nation this holiday weekend, from california to georgia, 60 million americans are baking in triple digit temperatures, expected to top 120 degrees out west. staying hydrated is just important, not even for heat, but just for your general health. reporter: at least 13 people in texas and louisiana have died from the blistering temperatures. new orleans nearly a record shattering 100 degrees, just as hundreds of thousands are descending on the city for this weekend s essence festival. i m just more cautious now of staying in the shade. just so i won t have a heatstroke. reporter: in austin, texas, even the squirrels are struggling, sprawling out in what s known as splooting to try and beat the heat. in houston, the week long roast sent ems
Is this the first time you've ever heard of splooting? You are not alone. But, we bet you've seen Texas pets or wildlife doing it. Here is why they sploot.
but that came third. metaverse, again, interesting, because it chimes with the times where we are trying to connect, albeit in a virtual world, so though they seem to be slightly away from the kind of perma crisis, they do reflect a reaction and response to what is going on around us. it is fascinating. going on around us. it is fascinating. i going on around us. it is fascinating. i want - going on around us. it is fascinating. i want to - going on around us. it is| fascinating. i want to run going on around us. it is fascinating. i want to run you through some of the other words contending earlier this year and also last year. splooting. do you know what that is question my yes, it s when they stretch and splay their limbs out as pets. it’s their limbs out as pets. it s comical to their limbs out as pets. it s comical to see their limbs out as pets. it s comical to see but - their limbs out as pets. it s comical to see but they do it when they are very hot and we experienced
we will see some clear skies. it will be windy across the english channel. you can see the next system waiting in the wings. a cooler night for some of us denied that it was last night. as we head into tomorrow, after a dry and a sunny start, we have got a new area of low pressure coming in from the west, bringing some heavy rain and squally winds. with exposure in the west, we will have gusts of up to 60 mph. ahead of it in the east, even up to 40 mph. it won t be until later in the day this rain sweeps into the south east. thank you. carol, have you been splooted recently? i thank you. carol, have you been splooted recently? thank you. carol, have you been splooted recently? i have no idea what that is- splooted recently? i have no idea what that is. it splooted recently? i have no idea what that is. it doesn t splooted recently? i have no idea what that is. it doesn t sound - splooted recently? i have no idea. what that is. it doesn t sound nice! it is not what that is. it do