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and we begin with the extreme weather that is affecting our entire country with flash flooding in the northeast killing at least five people in pennsylvania including a mother while two children remain missing. in one area of long island, five inches of rain fell in less than two hours. meanwhile, more than 70 million people from florida to the west coast are under heat alerts with records possible in seven states today. on sunday death valley, california, set a new daily high temperature. 128 degrees, while in el paso, they ve seen 32 consecutive days of triple digit temperatures. nbc s kathy park joins us from washington crossing pennsylvania, nbc s marissa parra is in phoenix, which has seen 17 straight days of temperatures above 110 plus degrees. so kathy, what s the latest there? reporter: jose, good morning to you. the conditions have improved dramatically. it is sunny, it is dry. so crews out here are taking advantage of this improved weather to continue thei ....
there are still places that surprise me, even after travelling for nearly 20 years countries that appear to be one thing but, when you dig a little deeper, turn out to be something completely different. this is pretty spectacular. it is, it is. and i m loving all the colours. the cabo verde archipelago, located just over 600km from senegal s coast, is one of them. tourism has really picked up pace here in recent decades, and it s easy to see why crystal clear waters, golden beaches, year round sun, all the ingredients for an amazing holiday. but i feel there s so much more to this place just waiting to be discovered by travellers like us. and all you have to do is head beyond the beaches. i ve been lucky enough to explore a lot of africa, but what i ve heard about cabo verde is that you get this real sense of worlds and cultures colliding. so, if you take a look at the shops and some of the market stalls, they re selling african style arts and crafts. the churches l ....
our main story: police are expected to start searching the river thames this morning for the body of the man they believe carried out a chemical attack on a mother and her two children in south london. officers have been searching for abdul shokoor ezedi for nearly ten days but say they now believe he went into the river shortly after the incident, as sean dilley reports. chelsea bridge at 11:30pm wednesday night. this is the last known sighting of abdul shokoor ezedi. police believe that shortly after, he entered the thames and died. now they say they will direct resources to confirm their theory. specialist police personnel are expected to start their search later, at low tide, but strong currents and winds could make their search lengthy. our marine support unit will be carrying out some searches of the thames. but as you can imagine, at this time of year, the thames is very fast flowing. dead or alive, detectives say they believe ezedi was responsible for launching a conc ....
i ve been lucky enough to explore a lot of africa, but what i ve heard about cabo verde is that you get this real sense of worlds and cultures colliding. so, if you take a look at the shops and some of the market stalls, they re selling african style arts and crafts. the churches look like they ve been lifted straight from a street in europe. and with a shared ancestry and heritage, you really get this south american feel through the people and the music. cabo verde consists of ten islands and was a portuguese colony till 1975. atjust 30 kilometres long and 12 kilometres wide, sal is one of the archipelago s smallest islands but the most popular for tourists. many visitors stay in santa maria, in the south of sal, and it caters for their every need. but i want to get a real taste of life here. and to do that, i need to head to the beach and get myself a guide. he speaks creole oh, sorry! english. oh! i only talk english! you look local. it s not the first time someone h ....
surprise me, even after travelling for nearly 20 years countries that appear to be one thing but, when you dig a little deeper, turn out to be something completely different. this is pretty spectacular. it is, it is. and i m loving all the colours. the cabo verde archipelago, located just over 600km from senegal s coast, is one of them. tourism has really picked up pace here in recent decades, and it s easy to see why crystal clear waters, golden beaches, year round sun, all the ingredients for an amazing holiday. but i feel there s so much more to this place just waiting to be discovered by travellers like us. and all you have to do is head beyond the beaches. i ve been lucky enough to explore a lot of africa, but what i ve heard about cabo verde is that you get this real sense of worlds and cultures colliding. so, if you take a look at the shops and some of the market stalls, they re selling african style arts and crafts. the churches look like they ve been lifted ....