for you. good morning to you, welcome to early start on this monday morning. i m zoraida sambolin. and i m ashlee. it s the kind of heat that makes it hard to breathe and it is still threatening millions of americans all the way from the midwest to the northeast this morning. about 16 people have now died from this heat since thursday when triple-digit temperatures unleashed killer storms that have now left millions of people without power this morning. it s incredible, but look how many states are now dealing with miserable conditions in ohio, 425,000 people are now without power. that s as of 10:00 p.m. last night. it s the same story in virginia and maryland, where hundreds of thousands of people are just waiting for the power to come back on. just a whiff of ac in these extraordinary temperatures. the problem there doesn t seem to be much of a let-up in sight. 20 states are under heat advisory warnings. and now a state of emergency has been declared by the gove
let s begin a busy news day with a look at what you need to know right now. an important warning tonight from the u.s. embassy in saudi arabia. the embassy says it received information about a terror plot to kidnap westerners in the saudi capital of riyadh. the warning urges u.s. citizens to mix up their normal routines and to keep aware of their security at all times. however, the state department says there is no reason for u.s. citizens to leave saudi arabia. this afternoon, secretary of state hillary clinton indicated the united states will soon formally declare pakistan s haqqani network a terrorist organization. the al qaeda group is considered a major threat to u.s. and nato troops in afghanistan. we re going to continue to struggle against terrorism and in particular against those who have taken up safe havens inside pakistan. also today in an interview that will air on cnn s fareed zakaria gps, the chairman of the u.s. joint chiefs of staff repeated his accus
from the u.s. embassy in saudi arabia. the embassy says it received information about a terror plot to kidnap westerners in the saudi capital of riyadh. the warning urges u.s. citizens to mix up their normal routines and to keep aware of their security at all times. however, the state department says there is no reason for u.s. citizens to leave saudi arabia. this afternoon, secretary of state hillary clinton indicated the united states will soon formally declare pakistan s haqqani network a terrorist organization. the group is considered a major threat to u.s. and nato troops in afghanistan. we re going to continue to struggle against terrorism and in particular against those who have taken up safe havens inside pakistan. also today, in an interview that will air on cnn, the chairman of the u.s. joint chiefs of staff repeated his accusation that pakistan s intelligence agency, the isi, supports the haqqani network. it s been there for a long time. and unless the pakist