Axelrod good evening. Im jim axelrod with a special western edition of the broadcast. We begin tonight with the brutal heat thats gripped much of the eastern half of the nation last week. Its about to break. The heat and humidity has claimed at least 15 lives in the last six days, including five in milwaukee. In the northeast, the average temperature this week was ten Degrees Higher than the normal average temperature in july. At least 75 record highs were set at airports east of the mississippi. And yesterday, it felt as hot in lakehurst, new jersey 123 degrees as it did in death valley, california. But this blast of heat is about to run its course. Im joined now by meteorologist Jeff Berardelli of miami station wfor. Jeff, millions of people waiting to hear about a break in the heat. Are they going to get what theyre looking for . Theyre going to be very happy, especially as we head into tomorrow. Temperatures are going to drop by about 10 degrees, but the humidity is really going to
In high school, many young people are simply trying to adjust to teenage life as they deal with the awkwardness of their own bodies. But then there are