with prime minister netanyahu. we will sit down with the israeli war cabinet any moment now. you are watching fox and friends first s, i m carley shimkus. todd: i m todd piro. israeli troops advancing into gaza. [sound of shots fired] todd: idf says it has gaza largest city surrounded and ready to move in. hundreds of americans still inside gaza. united states is working to get them out and the hostages released. trey yingst with the very latest. trey. trey: hi, todd and carley, good morning. significant developments as israel forces say they completed encirclement of gaza city. that was announced yesterday. thousands of soldiers are in gaza pushing through the strip, trying to destroy as many hamas strongholds and tunnels as possible. forces continue to push forward, they are taking heavy losses, this week they lost 23 soldiers inside gaza. they have been ambushed by hamas to try to hold the forces off. the israelis are pushing forward air support, attack ep hel helic
74 million people are under heat alerts. we re talking temperatures up to 25 degrees above average in some places. and right now, texas is bracing for what was just named the first tropical storm of the season, tropical storm alberto, heading toward the gulf coast. and fast. meantime, out west, those deadly wildfires rage on with firefighters battling that relentless heat, and we have team coverage this morning with nbc s sam brock in galveston, texas, nbc s maya egoland in coney island and we have your meteorologist standing by with your forecast. storm prep is already under way there. this is now tropical storm alberto. what is the latest, sam? reporter: sam, we re having a hard time with your mic. let s work on getting that. let s turn to maya who is here in new york, one of the places experiencing these extreme temperatures. how are people coping, maya? reporter: hey, ana, as you can see behind me, some people are coping by taking a dip in the water, but it is ext