his legacy, birthday, and, of course, his music. it is sunday, july 8. good morning, everyone, i m randi kaye. we start with another day of record temperatures across the country. the triple-digit highs being blamed for at least 30 deaths across seven states. the extreme heat has also led to power problems. more than 300,000 people were without electricity and, more importantly, air conditioning. some relief may be on the way. a cold front is moving down from the great lakes, heading south. a warning the front could bring with it some strong storms with hail, lightning, and damaging winds. extreme heat and more possible storms, of course, seem to be on the way. meteorologist sarah dillinger joins me now. where and when is this cold front going to hit? well, the good news is, we ve seen this drop through chicago already. your temperatures are going to be back into the 80s today. as we looked at the map of the heat advisories, we re already seeing a big chunk of the count
and then after shots ring out you can hear men will cheer. human rights activists and officials are expressing horror today after what some are calling an honor killing. i want to bring in our pentagon correspondent. what are you learning about this video of the woman who was executed and the circumstances? well, very disturbing to watch but many officials believe it under scores the real brutality of the taliban. this woman apparently was killed, executed by the taliban because they believe that two taliban men were somehow having some dispute over her all according to the governor of the province north of kabul where she was killed. this is an area that usually is fairly calm in recent months. amateur video is very difficult to watch. under scoring the brutality of the taliban. the local governor says the men involved apparently accused her of adultery and had her killed. they say they had court proceedings and in one hour had her executed. the two men involved were kille
full of details in one minute for you here on cnn. a free election four decades overdue. the first real live democratic exercise in libya since the moammar gadhafi era. nearly 3 million libyans picked parliament members today waiting in long lines to vote at polling stations all across the country. we ve heard a few disruptions but overall international election observers are pleased. in the rest of the country things have been going smoothly. reports from the east where it s been more difficult but even there the jaft majority of citizens could cast their votes peacefully. to southern russia now. flash flooding has killed more than 100 people. rising waters swept through many houses as people slept unaware and vulnerable. some had to be rescued from roof tops and trees. the russian water ripped out traffic lights and stranded vehicles. one resort town got two months worth of rain in 24 hours. a small town in ohio rocked by the fatal shooting of four people. police say t
investors into panic as the dough plunges over 100 points. why the numbers didn t add up for wall street. a rescue from a hot car. it s not what you think. how an unexpected hitchhiker got stuck. good morning, everyone. i m randi kaye. it s 7:00 on the east coast. thanks for waking up with us. we begin in afghanistan. secretary of state hillary clinton carried a message on partnership to work with afghanistan well beyond the planned troop pull out. afghanistan is now designated a major non-nato ally. the u.s. will keep up defense, security and economic relations with afghanistan even after the withdrawal. i am pleased to announce today that president obama has officially designated afghanistan as a major non-nato ally of the united states. we see this as a powerful symbol of our commitment to afghanistan s future. afghanistan joins nations like japan and australia on the non-nato list. shortly after the anuncement, clinton and karzai left for japan for a meeting of in
high. you are a free libyan. a lot of jubilation and celebration on this day for libyans and yes, the turnout according to electoral officials has been really high. about five hours ago, the electoral commission announced that 1.2 million, that is, out of 2.8 million registered voters did turn out and vote. there were a lot of people who turned out last minute to vote. and then it was, the polling took place at 98% of the polling centers. so for many officials here, this day has been a great success. thank you very much for joining us. a very historical day in the nation of libya. in the united states, 115 million people are sweltering in a heat wave that has lasted more than a week now. take a look at today s predicted highs. triple digit temperatures from the midwest to the eastern seaboard. boston looks good though at 87. several deaths are being blamed on the heat wave. keeping safe, keeping cool. it s especially hard for about 350,000 people who lost power during a f