portland and seattle as well. 20 degrees above seasonal values in a area that struggled to get to 80 up until a couple of days ago and now searching past that. you will notice areas into las vegas in the 100s, you will notice the historic temperatures have been observed in northwest and oregon, 92 was observed on sunday afternoon, the previous record was 85. from monday into tuesday, a significant drop in temperatures. marine push brings temperatures back down to reality. mid 60s eventually by wednesday, rain showers possible and eventually we settled back down approaching the holiday weekend. temperatures climb back up to 80 across the region. a 100% or 98% across arizona, that is the drought coverage we have been in place. wildfire activity has been sick
died. that and new revelations from his father s online life. mayor, crook, and convict ray nagin. he now learns how long he ll serve his time in prison. we begin tonight with the breaking news. president obama in texas. the state with the longest southern border addressing the biggest problem there in years. the flood of unaccompanied kids into this country. kids mainly from honduras, guatemala, el salvador, driven out by violence, lured away by human smugglers with empty promises, arriving by the 100s in the united states every day. tonight in austin, texas, after an airport meeting that almost did not happen because of politics, the president met with texas governor rick perry. he called the meeting constructive. says he is interested in solving the problems, not in photo opes. he expressed plenty of frustration, however, at the politics surrounding this, lawmakers who he believes fairly or not have been putting politics first. we also had a clear warning for anyone thinking of
what we ll be finding this afternoon, from kansas to little rock, the 100s will be in place. we re dealing with 100s in chicago as well. we have heat advisories stretching from the upper midwest and the ohio valley. there you go to the mid-atlantic, including in an around d.c. all the way up to philadelphia where excessive heat warnings in place. heat index values, that s what matters to you, some some cases up to 115. and night time temperatures don t get a chance to cool off at all. we all want to enjoy the fourth of july activities, richard but we want to take it easy out and about. drinking water and staying hydrated. and air conditioning. alex wallace, thank you so much. is this wild weather across the country just a fluke or a sign of climate change? that question s been asked. joining us now from london is environmentalist and author