football s premier event. will vernon reports from washington. gunshots ring out in central kansas city. the streets packed with families and sports fans. police rushed to the scene as the injured are given first aid. guys, guys, guys. this reporter for local tv, about to go live as the chaos unfolds. eyewitnesses describe scenes of panic. all of a sudden, people started crushing forward. everybody started running. there was screaming. we didn t know what was happening. but this day and age, when people run, you run. people had gathered for this, a victory parade to celebrate the local american football team s win in the super bowl, america s biggest sporting event. over 800 police had been deployed to protect the crowds. the mayor of kansas city said that shootings like this were becoming all too common in america. i think that s something that all of us who are parents, who are just regular people living each day have to decide what we wish to do about it. parades, rallies,
everyone including vladimir putin to see. you re in the cnn newsroom. extreme heat roasting most of the united states this weekend, and get ready because next week you re going to see the heat really crank up. right now more than 15 million americans are under heat alerts stretching from the dakotas to the gulf coast. a heat dome as weather experts call it, is blanketing much of the country talking triple digit high temperatures in some places and all of this, of course, coming on the heels of a record-breaking heat wave just last week and it is not just hot, it is dangerous. heat is the number one cause of weather-related deaths in the united states. and with that i want to go to our meteorologist in the cnn weather center. what do folks need to know so they can prepare and can stay safe? pamela, what they really need to do is take these heat alerts seriously. don t just think, oh, it s just hot. remember, the combination of temperature and humidity is what can really
here on eisenhower tunnel who opened a month ago now. lucky ducks over there. we re hoping we re going to get to see snow after we talk to you guys. we re going through the eisenhower tunnel and go to silver thorn. we re anticipating you ll hear more from becky on this. little more snow coming in well a lot more coming in on the other side of the continental divide. right here on i-70, roads are bone dry. get into the middle of all that today, might be in luck with early commute. might here have more on that. absolutely loveland, breckenridge, vail. all those places expected to see snow today. starting to increase in it s coming. mostly cloudy skies out there now. here in denver, we too are expecting the snow today. not until after lunchtime. winter weather advisories cover the continental divide. winter storm warnings. bulk of this system is going to track north of us. snow expected in denver. rain snow mix to start you off at lunchtime. after that, a second wave pushes
still icy in spots. the sun is playing a huge role. i m in a sweater and feels warm. if you lived in denver enough, if it s sunny, it feels different out here. that s going to melt seeing that over town and fort collins csu campus. it s 28 degrees there a lot of melting in the backyard. temperatures downtown denver 31, dia 29, 24 netherland. hasting over the city too. a bit of a temperature inversion is in place. that storm system is well past us. moving over the midwest. most of us here dry across colorado. mostly sunny skies continue into this afternoon and this evening. tomorrow we ll see more of the same. for this afternoon, look at all that sunshine. we re climbing into the low 40s today. 39 by 2:00, 41 at 3:00. we ll drive back to 39 at 4:00 p.m. coming up, warmer temperatures are in store for the weekend. if there s any snow left over by the end of the day today, should be gone by the end of the weekend. next week, we re tracking another chance for more rain. doesn
everyone needs to withhold judgment until we know all the facts. we release it when we believe it is a compelling reason, but i m not going to jeopardize the investigation. reporter: an investigation, that like the conflict and controversy continues here. that was jay gray reporting. hundreds of additional officers will be on the streets of charlotte tonight. 44 people night, on charges ranging from failure to dispurse and assault. charges against the white police officer who fatally shot an unarmed black man. dash cam and aerial footage show him walking away from shelby with his arms in the air. shelby s attorney says gretchen was not following police to open fire. that story could loom over the first general election debate in the presidential race, which is just around the corner. hillary clinton chose not to hold any events today, but donald trump took the opportunity to toughen his stance on the violence in charlotte. here s nbc news correspondent, edward lawre