0 . that is it for this edition of ac360, join me for the nelson mandela coverage, starting at 3:30 eastern time, here is piers morgan, thank you for joining us. this is cnn breaking news. this is piers morgan live. welcome to our show, from viewers around the world and in the united states. and later, a family from nevada, and a desperate mission to save them. and who better to talk to about the day s headlines than the great dan rather? and questions about the rise of asperger s, and susan boils, and revelations she suffers from the condition. and all coming up, plus the crash that took the life of paul walker, what will it do to the fast & furious franchise. also an amazing story of love, hope and inspiration. how she is turning her grief into a message of hope. it doesn t hit you until it happens to you, in your town and state. and that can be anywhere. we begin tonight with breaking news, the race against the clock to find the young couple and four little childre
today we reached 105 degrees, one of the hottest days of all time in d.c. and tomorrow that heat could give way to powerful storms. good evening, everyone. the extreme heat has taken its toll across the midwest and up and down the east coast. at least 61 deaths have been blamed on the triple digit temperatures. ten of those deaths in virginia, ten in maryland. we have team coverage tonight. darcie spencer is taking a look at how people are trying to beat the heat. first, let s go too chuck bell in the storm center. we re dealing with heat tonight and storms tomorrow? that s going to be the case, jim. the only way to get out of this extreme heat is to deal with the thunderstorms before the cooler air can settle in. only one with of our reporting stations failed to cross 100 degrees today. lees burg, i hope you enjoyed your capitol hilly 99. it was 105 record shattering degrees in washington. 103 in annapolis. how about the hottest days ever in washington? today ranks right u