entire professional career covering her as an olympian. that s an amazing story to cover. good morning to you. thank you for being with us. hi, everybody, nice to have you with us. we re bring you the news from a to z, it s 5:00 eastern. let s get right to it, shall we? this is unbelievable, unrelenting, unforgiving, it is a heat wave, and it is devastating from k.c. to d.c. and it s going to continue today too, tomorrow, as well. all the way through the july 4th holiday. in some places, it s going to feel like 115 degrees, particularly in parts of the midwest today. and for millions of people without power, sorry to report this, there is not a whole lot of relief coming your way. at least 19 people now have died in the last week after deadly storms swept through the nation. about 1.7 million people still haven t gotten any power. this is days after the storms went through. many expect possibly it s going to take until friday to get their power restored. take a look at th
for sunglasses, umbrellas and it s a good thing there s a nice breeze. i m tell you, this sun is really hot. it s the type of isn t you can feel on your skin itself. so powerful there was an air quality advisory issues for new york for large sections of new york city, long island, west chester. an ozone level advisory, dealing with ground level ozone when sunlight interacts with car emissions and that creates the ozone. it can create problems for breathing. keep that in mind. the advice is to stay indoors. it s harded advice to take on t july 4th day or the day following the july 4th day, but that s the advice given because it is hot. man man mainly in the afternunes it will pick up from noon to 3:00. notice morning people are enjoying themselves, taking it