we have 20 states with flash flood warning. it looks like when it gets in toward the smokies and areas of the blue ridge and appalachians it could stretch a lot of rain, or wring out a lot of rainfall for several stays including parts of pennsylvania. also the corridor for i-95 between philadelphia and new york we could see a good 5 inches of rain. the national weather service took over in jacksonville and they ve issued this heat advisory. they actually had to lower the threshold. typically, sure, it is hot and humid. you have heat index values near upper 90s, near 100. when millions are without power it is going to cause big concerns, heat exhaustion and heat stroke. heat stroke is actually the leading killer, weather-related killer across the world. the last thing we need besides those injured with search and rescue efforts is to have more patience in hospital. you can even see baton rouge,
the other concern with over a million customers without power, that s actually millions of people. a customer is a home or it s a business. now, anderson, take a look at this. day after day temperatures rg going to be near 90, but with all of this water on the ground the humidity levels will be through the roof. that gives us heat index values in the upper 90s, near 100, day after day after day. that in itself is going to be a life-threatening situation. so again, it s unfortunately this is still unfolding and it s just going to guess worse for some until we can get power restored and we can get some supplies and the help that they need. tom sater, appreciate it. tom, thanks. i want to go next to cnn s gary tuchman in new orleans with two people who he has met. gary? reporter: well, anderson, first what i ll tell you is what happened to this house in uptown new orleans exactly 25 hours ago, it s a very sad story. but it s also an incredible and amazing story. 49-year-old dart stova
29 states, from california all - the way to the northeast. let s get right to senior meteorologist rob marciano tracking this for us tonight. hey, rob. reporter: hi, david. been a steamy day here in the northeast but the heat in the west is near some of those bigger fires. excessive heat warnings. upper 90s to near 100 in some of the fire zones. add in the humidity, 107 in tulsa tomorrow, over 100 in d.c. two more days of heat and humidity in the northeast. meanwhile, we have three tropical waves in the atlantic. most concerned about this one in the caribbean. at this point, likely to be some sort of named storm in the gulf this weekend. david? rob marciano with us again tonight. thank you, rob. when we come back here, newly obtained body camera video showing the alleged police beating of a driver. why was the video not made public for more than two years? and tonight, the newest shark scare on the east coast. kly ozempic® can help you get back in it. oh, oh, oh, ozempic®! my
i see it in my sleep. i will never feel the same about my home. six states in the west have flash flood watches. here is our meteorologist tyler malden. we have about a million people under a flood watch for today. you ll notice these flood watches extend from new mexico all the way to the northern rockies. the same areas where we have been dealing with fires. this raises the concern for flash flooding. it only takes about half an inch or less in just one hour to cause flash flooding. we have to watch it carefully today. during the heating of the day when temperatures get to the upper 90s, low 100s out west. that s when we ll start to see the showers and thunderstorms fire up. these are the monsoon showers and thunderstorms. so they ll pack a punch. elsewhere across the southeast, we re watching the possibility for showers and thunderstorms to fire up during the heating of
probably a little too cool for a lot of people s liking. so, when you get these heat waves, the reason they re dangerous, obviously, people don t have air conditioning, at night it doesn t cool off. you don t get the relief. especially in the big cities. new york city, still feels like 83 right now, warmest easily on the map. it s because of the heat effect, all of the pavement, the buildings trap the heat during the day and it just doesn t release. 82 in boston, d.c. and philly, not comfortable either. you re walking out the door and feels like 79 and 78. later today, 40 million people under heat advisory. we do have people in trenton, philly, with excessive heat warnings. yesterday, warmest day in boston in nine years. warmest day in new york in about one year. again, yesterday was hot. it wasn t exactly a typical summer day. today will be the same. upper 90s in most locations from boston to new york to philly.