long as you drop it off safely. sometimes a church, a police department, a fire department, things like that. there are other alternatives. exactly. disturbing story. in other news now, police in the wealthy san diego suburb of coronado are looking into two deaths, both inside the very same mansion. last wednesday the mansion s owner s girlfriend was found dead. late sunday the owner s son died from injuries he suffered after falling down the stairs. investigators say the 6-year-old s death was an accident, but they re calling the 32-year-old woman s death suspicious. they have not yet ruled out suicide. the extreme heat is being blamed for more than a dozen deaths this week across the midwest alone. so far more than 1,000 record highs have been broken this month. as abc s yunji de nies reports, lakes in texas are drying up due to the heat. reporter: the images are astounding. where water should be, now only cracking mud and dry dust. and the exact same thing is happening a